Chapter IV: How can it be?

"I'm sorry," was the first what Michael heard. It was Lene's voice.

"He's regaining his consciousness. KITT could you give him little more oxygen?" Lene asked. After a while, Michael let out a low moan.

"Take it easy Michael. It's OK, everything is just fine," Lene calmed Michael, wiping his forehead with a damp cloth. Slowly, Michael opened his eyes.

"Where am I?" he managed to ask.

"At the semi. KITT and Lene brought you here," Devon said. Michael started to search Lene with his eyes but saw only Bonnie who had that damp cloth on her hand.

"She's alive? Is she really alive? Where is she?" Michael tried to get up.

"Shh my darling, I'm right here," the door to the semi's sleeping quarters opened, letting Michael see the one he had been missing for so long. Lene walked to the driver's site and kneeled down. And she smiled.

"That was pretty nasty looking fall you took there," she whispered, kissing Michael's forehead.

"You're alive. But how can it be?" Michael was full of questions.

"Yes Michael, I'm alive. Did you ever doubt that? But I'm gonna tell it all in the morning. You need to get a long sleep, my dear. Are we soon at the mansion, Mr. Miles?" Lene asked.

"Yes we are dear. And you still have the right to call me Devon. I think you too need a good rest," Devon smiled to Lene.

"Thank you Devon," Lene smiled back.

When Michael woke up, it was already noon. Quickly he changed his clothes and went to search Lene.

"Devon, have you seen Lene?" Michael asked from the older man, after entering his office.

"Good day Michael. Lene is gone. She waited you as long as she could but she had to leave yesterday. She has some things to take care of," Devon answered.

"Yesterday. How long did I slept?" Michael was astonished.

"Over a day," Devon said, "And it did you good. You look a lot better now," he continued.

"Over a day? Wow. So where did Lene exactly went?" Michael had sudden urge to know.

"I don't know Michael, she didn't tell me," Devon confessed. Michael tapped Devon's desk twice, lightly and then he walked out without saying a word. His destination was the garage where KITT was alone now.

"Hello Michael. Good to see you up again," the car was obviously happy.

"Good to be up again pal. I've heard someone else is up too," Michael greeted his friend.

"Oh, you mean Lene," KITT said.

"Yes buddy. Now, I suppose you don't have any idea of her whereabouts, right?" Michael tried to set up bait. KITT's front scanner swept slowly back and forth as if the car would be thinking the answer.

"No Michael, I don't know where Lene went," came completely innocent answer.

"Then we have to search her, "Michael was triumphant. KITT had swallowed the bait and Michael knew that KITT couldn't keep Lene's location in secret very long.

"Very well Michael. I'll tell you where Lene went but don't tell her that I told you," KITT surrendered.

"OK pal, I won't. So, where'd she went?" Michael asked.

"Back to the place where we found her, "KITT said. Michael decided that they should get her away from there immediately.

When Michael parked KITT in front of the building, they saw Lene with some evil looking Asian men.

"What is she doing with those guys?" Michael wondered. Obviously, Lene had finished the transaction with the men because she noticed KITT and walked to where KITT and Michael were.

"Michael, for the sake of your own health, please leave before those men come back and see you," Lene said seriously.

"Lene, where have you gotten into?" Michael too was serious. But Lene didn't told anything.

"Just go Michael, please. If they see you, I cannot protect you or KITT any more than I can protect myself then, "Lene's voice was pleading now. Finally, Michael agreed to leave.