Chapter Three
Smith hadn't said a word since they got in the car. Kira had made contact with the Halo and asked Wolf to get her out. He knew that it would take convincing, but if he was right about Wolf and how much he cared about her, it wouldn't take that much convincing. Kira had remained sullen the whole time. "I think Wolf will have some suspicions if you appear like you are going to your death when you meet him." Kira gave a weak smile. "Don't worry. You know me, I won't let you down."
Smith stopped the car in front of the pay phone on Wiltshire and Sixth. He watched her get out and head for the phone. He knew that once she was out, he had to forget about her. They were on opposite sides now. Just as he was about to start his car again, he felt a surge of panic. They found her. Turning to see Kira, he also saw Jones and Brown come from opposite sides of her.
"No."
Kira was about to reach for the phone when she felt a sensation in the back of her head like an electric jolt. She looked to her right and to her left and saw the agents closing in on her fast. She didn't dare look back at Smith, and give away the possibility that they would figure out Smith was the traitor. Trying to remain calm, she picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Find and destroy the insider," Jones said as he pulled out his gun. Kira could hear the screams of the unknowing people mixed with the pulse of the ringing on the phone. She could see the people scattering in every direction. The other agent pulled out his gun as well and had it aimed at her.
"Operator."
"I need help."
"Kira?"
"Yeah, it's me."
"Where are you?"
"On Sixth and Wiltshire." Kira then saw in the corner of her eye Smith. The other agents looked at their partner. Smith drew out his gun and with cold steady calm and aimed it at Kira. She felt her heart begin to race. So this is how it was going to end. She put the phone back on its cradle. She turned so she could see them all in her field of vision.
"Kill her." Brown was talking to Smith. Kira nearly screamed when she saw Jones swing his gun and trained it on Smith.
"Kill her. The source wants your source of distraction eradicated. She will no longer be a factor if she is dead," Brown continued.
"We have more pressing matters to deal with that this human," Jones added. Kira eyed Smith and wondered what was going on in his head. Smith still had the gun aimed at Kira. How could he let it end like this?
"It is true. There is a distraction and I cannot continue my existence as long as it exists," Smith said with a deliberate edge of iciness. "And I do plan to get rid of it now." Smith gritted his teeth. Kira's heart nearly stopped in her chest. "Starting with you." Smith swung the gun at Brown and shot two bullets into Brown's chest and whipped faster than humanly possible and plugged another two metal slugs into Jones' surprised face. Smith ran to Kira and dragged her back into the car.
"Where is nearest place you can get a secure line to get in contact with the Halo?"
"Arlington. Arlington and Main, but that's back in the main city."
"Then I will take you back to the safe house and you can contact them there. You are going to have to make them believe you from there."
"Why did you do that?"
"My existence is nothing but an illusion. I am a program. But you made me believe that I have a purpose. A reason to exist; and that reason is you. There is no point of existing if you are not alive."
"What's the point of being alive if you can't share it with some you care about?" Smith didn't answer for a moment.
"There others who care about you."
"But you are the one that matters to me the most," Kira cried.
"No. Not anymore. Once you are out, you need to forget about me. I am not human. I am a sentien program, your enemy. The sides have already been drawn. It will never change."
"I can still hope."
"Hope is human's greatest flaw. It will kill you. Forget about it, Kira. Let it go."
Kira let the silence fill the car. He was right, and she will try to do as he says. She knew in her mind that hope was all she was holding onto and that too was about to be taken away from her, but in her heart she knew it would never die. Hope was a killer, but it could also be a savior.
Smith hadn't said a word since they got in the car. Kira had made contact with the Halo and asked Wolf to get her out. He knew that it would take convincing, but if he was right about Wolf and how much he cared about her, it wouldn't take that much convincing. Kira had remained sullen the whole time. "I think Wolf will have some suspicions if you appear like you are going to your death when you meet him." Kira gave a weak smile. "Don't worry. You know me, I won't let you down."
Smith stopped the car in front of the pay phone on Wiltshire and Sixth. He watched her get out and head for the phone. He knew that once she was out, he had to forget about her. They were on opposite sides now. Just as he was about to start his car again, he felt a surge of panic. They found her. Turning to see Kira, he also saw Jones and Brown come from opposite sides of her.
"No."
Kira was about to reach for the phone when she felt a sensation in the back of her head like an electric jolt. She looked to her right and to her left and saw the agents closing in on her fast. She didn't dare look back at Smith, and give away the possibility that they would figure out Smith was the traitor. Trying to remain calm, she picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Find and destroy the insider," Jones said as he pulled out his gun. Kira could hear the screams of the unknowing people mixed with the pulse of the ringing on the phone. She could see the people scattering in every direction. The other agent pulled out his gun as well and had it aimed at her.
"Operator."
"I need help."
"Kira?"
"Yeah, it's me."
"Where are you?"
"On Sixth and Wiltshire." Kira then saw in the corner of her eye Smith. The other agents looked at their partner. Smith drew out his gun and with cold steady calm and aimed it at Kira. She felt her heart begin to race. So this is how it was going to end. She put the phone back on its cradle. She turned so she could see them all in her field of vision.
"Kill her." Brown was talking to Smith. Kira nearly screamed when she saw Jones swing his gun and trained it on Smith.
"Kill her. The source wants your source of distraction eradicated. She will no longer be a factor if she is dead," Brown continued.
"We have more pressing matters to deal with that this human," Jones added. Kira eyed Smith and wondered what was going on in his head. Smith still had the gun aimed at Kira. How could he let it end like this?
"It is true. There is a distraction and I cannot continue my existence as long as it exists," Smith said with a deliberate edge of iciness. "And I do plan to get rid of it now." Smith gritted his teeth. Kira's heart nearly stopped in her chest. "Starting with you." Smith swung the gun at Brown and shot two bullets into Brown's chest and whipped faster than humanly possible and plugged another two metal slugs into Jones' surprised face. Smith ran to Kira and dragged her back into the car.
"Where is nearest place you can get a secure line to get in contact with the Halo?"
"Arlington. Arlington and Main, but that's back in the main city."
"Then I will take you back to the safe house and you can contact them there. You are going to have to make them believe you from there."
"Why did you do that?"
"My existence is nothing but an illusion. I am a program. But you made me believe that I have a purpose. A reason to exist; and that reason is you. There is no point of existing if you are not alive."
"What's the point of being alive if you can't share it with some you care about?" Smith didn't answer for a moment.
"There others who care about you."
"But you are the one that matters to me the most," Kira cried.
"No. Not anymore. Once you are out, you need to forget about me. I am not human. I am a sentien program, your enemy. The sides have already been drawn. It will never change."
"I can still hope."
"Hope is human's greatest flaw. It will kill you. Forget about it, Kira. Let it go."
Kira let the silence fill the car. He was right, and she will try to do as he says. She knew in her mind that hope was all she was holding onto and that too was about to be taken away from her, but in her heart she knew it would never die. Hope was a killer, but it could also be a savior.