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Knight's Dragon
Chapter 6: Dragon in Shining Armor?
In the garage, Kitt and Karr stared at one another silently. Upon entering, Kitt had moved to stand protectively near the dormant car.
"You don't trust me, do you?" Karr walked towards Kitt, then began to circle him and the car slowly.
"In our past dealings you've always tried to kill me and Michael. Why should i trust you now?" Kitt turned slowly to keep facing Karr.
Karr stopped and moved to stand beside Kitt. "Perhaps my anger was misplaced. However, if you recall you decided to deactivate me, without even talking to me."
"You kidnapped Bonnie!"
"I required maintance, If i had come and asked for it i would have been deactivated. Besides, i had no intention of harming her as long as she did as she was told."
At this both dragons lapsed into a uncomfortable silence. Inside the mansion, Devon, Michael and Bonnie had reached a compromise. If they could get the dragons back into cars, then they would rig an extreme test for Karr, If he didn't pass it he would be reprogrammed. But he wouldn't be deactivated. Michael left to go and tell Karr their decision, while Bonnie and Devon tried to find something to feed the two dragons. With Karr it didn't seem like it would be all that hard, he seemed like a kind that would eat meat, Kitt didn't.
In the garage Kitt watched in disgust as Karr ripped into the meat they had brought him. He slowly chewed his own piece of meat, not really liking it but too hungry to complain. Bonnie worked in the corner on her computer, trying to figure out ways to get the dragons into cars. In the other corner, several technicians worked on a car, preparing it to house Karr.
Karr had been allowed to pick from two different car designs. One like Kitts and one that was a 1978 Stingray. He chose the Stingray, loving the curves of the fenders. At the moment the car was a primer grey, But once it came time to paint it he would get to chose the color. He still hadn't decided on a color.
Night began to fall and the garage slowly emptied. Michael went to his room in the mansion, unable to face another painful night on the cars hood. Kitt curled up around the black Pontiac and Karr stretched out a little ways away. Kitt lay awake a long time, thinking of the stuff that had happened recently. Karrs growling snores were beginning to get on his nerves so he moved quietly outside.
Kitt walked slowly across the grounds, not headed anywhere in particular. His black scales made him almost invisible. He tilted his head to look up at the stars, not noticing the figure that moved behind him. The figure moved closer, raising a high powered pistol with a silencer on the end of it. Kitts head jerked around as he heard the persons footfall, thinking it would be Michael. There was a flash as the gun went off, Kitt felt the bullet rake a path over his scales on his neck, and tried to flee.
Inside the garage, Karr had looked around wandering where Kitt had gone. He titled his head as he heard a quiet noise, then launched towards the door. As he came out he saw Rianna standing in front of Kitt, whos back was against the garage wall. As he moved closer he could see the gun she held pointed between the eyes of the black dragon. He let out a roar that woke everyone within a mile, then launched himself at her, knocking Rianna off her feet.
Kitt ran forward thinking he might have to keep Karr from killing her, but froze as another shot hissed through the air. Both dragons stood still, until Rianna got to her feet to run, then Kitt whirled, using his tail to knock her over. He turned back to Karr to see the huge red dragon leaning to one side, then crashing to the ground.
Michael and Bonnie had run out of the house, followed closely by Devon. Michael went to check on Rianna as Bonnie knelt beside Karr.
"Kitt what happened?" Michael was staring at the small but lethal gun he now held.
"Karr... He tried to help me Michael... He saved my life" Kitt had moved to Karrs side and was watching as bonnie moved the red dragons head gently.
"He saved you?" Michaels voice was full of stunned surprise.
Bonnie looked up at Kitt "Help me get him inside"
Kitt slid his neck under Karrs, then shifted him halfway onto his back, wincing as his wing tinged with pain. The short journey to the garage seemed endless. Once inside Kitt, with the others help slid Karr gently off his back and onto the floor near the Stingray.
Bonnie gently cleaned the wound, and placed bandages where several scales had been ripped out. The dragon was unconscious, but didn't seem hurt all that bad. Devon had called the cops and they had come to pick up Rianna. No mention had been made of the dragons to the cops, so she was simply being charged with trespassing. Before long they had settled down, Devon and Bonnie going to sleep inside the semi, while Michael slept inside the Trans am.
Karr woke in the early hours of the morning, groaning softly as he raised his head. He couldn't really believe that he had done that, risked his own life for Kitts. That wasn't a part of his programming. He sighed and lowered his head back to the floor. He didn't go back to sleep, he couldn't. He was thinking of everything that had happened, and what was to happen, or not happen. What if he was stuck as a dragon? What if they went back on their promise and deactivated him?
He shook his head at that last thought, causing pain to shoot through him. He didn't think they would deactivate him. He glanced at the beautiful car that was being built for him. Surely they wouldn't go to that trouble if they were going to deactivate him. Turning his mind from such matters he began to go over what color the car should be. Should it be the same blood red as he was now? Or should he revert to the black and white he used to have? Or another color entirely? He closed his eyes and slowly drifted back to sleep, pictures of the Stingray, flashing through his mind in a rainbow of colors.
ll, Congrats to Favourite and probably KITT as well on figuring out who the dragon was.
And thank you everyone for the very kind reviews, if anyone would be interested in talking on a messenger or emailing let me know please. Of all the people i talk to only one even knows what Knight Rider is. Scary Huh? lol
Furiae Knight
