Nuclear Dreams Chapter 4, a forever knight fanfic

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Nuclear Dreams

Part 4?

Nichole didn't know what came over her to tell her father that last statement, 'Now Wilkes is going to wonder what I meant by that. Stupid, Nichole!' Her father was saying something to her as the phone was torn away from her hand. She watched him finish listening to what her daddy vampire was saying before he retorted evilly to her father, "How touching, Señor Knight. Your time is up. As you can see, she is unharmed. If she should stay that way all depends on you, Detective. I trust that you do not enlist any other help from the authorities." Wilkes rudely hung up the phone and turned toward her. "Now would be the time to collect your father's cell phone number from you, child. Give it to me, NOW!"

"555-1228." She rattled off in fear of the trigger-happy young man who was lucky enough to end up with the gun pointed at her head. She froze as she heard the trigger clink inside the gun. Wilkes nodded his head and Nichole was yanked up out of her chair by two burly looking men. They marched her back to her 'room' to wait for the meeting between her father and her captor. The pervert was removed by the time she returned.

To pass the time, Nichole would practice her telekinesis. She would levitate the bed a few feet above the floor and held it for a few moments. After a few hours of this exercise, which wore her out, she decided to take a nap and hopefully use her link with her father to pin point her location, which worked very much like a GPS signal. She laid down and began to wonder how to do such a thing. Then, she remembered reading somewhere that GPS locator cards emitted a series of repeating beeps or electronic signals when powered. She decided to use that piece of knowledge to her advantage, but she did not know what to use that could specifically identify her to her father.

Nichole started in the phase category, and found nothing useful. Then she went into poetry, and came up empty handed. She moved into songs and almost gave up after a full five minutes of trying to find a song. She then remembered one song that is almost as old as she was. She happened across it by accident really, and at the time she was still blaming her father for her hardships while she was a ward of the state of New York.

Flashback

(Toronto, Canada; May of 1990)

Nichole was not so eager for the upcoming weekend to spend with her father. Fortunately he was still asleep and the sun had yet to set. She decided to go ahead and make her some dinner and listen to one or two of her father's albums on his stereo. She managed to make herself a ham and cheese sandwich complete with a side of Sunchips. She placed her food down on the coffee table and sauntered over to Nick's music collection and picked out a classical album. She let it play as she ate and listened until it was finished. Once the last note faded out, Nichole could hear her father in the shower upstairs.

She hurriedly got up to find a replacement album. She was surprised when she found an album with older country songs recorded on it. Nichole decided to give it a try. The second song to come out of the speakers caught her full attention. Unbeknownst to her, her father came out of his room at that moment and stopped to watch his daughter as she listened to the song play out.

"I recall the night ...
That you came into this world
couldn't believe the doctor
When he said, "It's a little girl."
I said, "Now Doc you must be wrong
You see I want a boy."
Then he laid you in my arms
And my heart sang with joy. ...

"Daddy's Girl ... Daddy's Girl ...
I'm the center ... of Daddy's world ...
I know I'm Daddy's number one
For he loves me like I was his son
Daddy's Girl.

"I recall the day I took you on a fishin' trip
You said, "Daddy won't that hook - hurt the fishes' lip?"
And you said if they don't get air
Those things in the can will die
So we turned the worms all loose
And chased some butter-flies.

"Daddy's Girl ... Daddy's Girl ...
I'm the center ... of Daddy's world ...
I know I'm Daddy's number one
For he loves me like I was his son
Daddy's Girl.

"I recall the day that your young man came to call
Seems like only yesterday, you swam and played football
But I know the time has come, that I must set you free
But no matter where you are, you know what you are to me.

"Daddy's Girl ... Daddy's Girl ...
I'm the center ... of Daddy's world ...
I know I'm Daddy's number one
For he loves me like I was his son
Daddy's Girl.

"Daddy's Girl ... Daddy's Girl ...
I'm the center ... of Daddy's world ...
I know I'm Daddy's number one
For he loves me like I was his son
Daddy's Girl."

"So, you found my secret stash of country music." Nick surprised Nichole as he came down the stairs. She hastily wiped the tears from her eyes, but not before her father noticed them. "Is something wrong?"

"Is that true? All the things that song said?" She asked him while he fixed his 'breakfast'.

"Yes, it is. I went out and bought the album shortly after you were born, Princess. It symbolizes all the things I wish I could have done with you. We could still do the things, but it will have to be at night." He replied waiting for her to make the first move. She cried real hard than ran into her father's arms. He gave her a comforting hug. "It is okay. I'll have to tell you the reason why I left sometime, I didn't exactly do it of my own free will."

End of Flashback

Nick never did tell her yet why he left them, but she promised herself that when she got out of this situation she is going to make him tell her why. Right now she needed to get her father to know where she was located. She repeated the chorus to 'Daddy's Girl' over and over inside her head until it was all she could think about. She then sent it to her father through the link they shared, and waited for acknowledgment. She got it in the form of a verse of the song from him. 'I did it! I contacted him! I hope he knows where I'm at now.' Nichole thought, all she could do was drift off to sleep.

Nick and Nat were sitting on the couch talking about how to get Nichole back unharmed, when Nick stopped in mid sentence. "What is wrong?" Nat asked concerned.

He took a moment before saying anything, but when he did answer he was not talking but singing. "Daddy's girl...Daddy's girl... I'm the center...of Daddy's world... I know I'm Daddy's number one For he loves me like I was his son Daddy's girl" Nick's spirits lifted right then and there. He looked at Nat's questioning look at his sudden mood swing in the right direction. "I know where she is Nat. That is 'our' song. I bought it shortly after she was born." Nat nodded her understanding.

"I recall the day I took you to a baseball game You brought along your baby doll and half its' baby things We sat there a-playin' house, while the Dodgers played the Braves And ev'ryone in the bleachers, looked at us as if to say" Nick sang back to his daughter through their link. He couldn't believe that his daughter figured out that complex procedure of their shared link, even though he himself was still having trouble doing it at will. Granted, he now knew where his daughter was, but he can't do anything with the sun still up in the sky.

"Nick, we can still look for her. You can 'bundle' up in your 'I'm out before I should' clothes and we can drive around in your car. You just tell me where and when to turn or stop. Then, we can come back after sunset and get her back." Nat summarized a plan for them. She knew he wanted to go out right this very second to retrieve Nichole as much as she did. If the sun was too bright for him, he could ride in the trunk with a walkie-talkie and they could communicate that way. She was sure he had a pair around somewhere, especially with Nichole around.

"Yeah, we could do that. But if he has hurt her, I swear Nat, I'm going to kill him myself. I know you wouldn't want to be around if that happens, but I will drain him dry. Right now, I'm considering doing just that for taking her." Nick answered through clenched teeth at the thought of anyone, especially Wilkes, hurting his baby girl. He watched as Nat nodded her head and got up to get ready to find Nichole.

"Nick, are you going to get ready? I'm only going as far as laying out the clothes on the bed for you. Umm, do you have any walkie-talkies? Just in case you have to ride in the trunk." Nat looked at Nick when he didn't get up after a few moments.

"Yeah, Nat, I'll be right there. I was just thinking about Nichole's mother. You know she would probably have killed me if she were still alive, because I let this happen to her." Nick replied as he got up off the couch.

When they were ready to go, Nick and Nat stood in the garage baring themselves for the upcoming task. Nick had already looked outside and found the sky to be overcast. If he kept his skin covered up, he shouldn't have a problem. He climbed into the front passenger seat, and Nat climbed behind the wheel. "Where to now, Nick?" She asked as she started the car.

"East. Try the parkway. I'll let you know when to exit." Nick told her, trying to concentrate on the direction of the link he shared with Nichole. Nat pointed the car in the right direction, waiting on Nick to tell her when to make a turn or when to stop. They ended up in another abandoned warehouse district across town. "Stop! This is the building." Nick pointed to a fairly tall brick building. "She's in there, Nat. I'm not waiting for the sun to set. There is enough shadow and overcast to protect me, I'm going in." He got out of the car and started for the building.

"Nick, I don't think this is a good idea. I'm pretty sure it's about to become sunny any second. Get back in the car, it's mid-afternoon and the sunset should be a few hours away." Nat called after Nick who was just about to fly up the fire escape to Nichole's rescue. He stopped and turned around and then returned to the car. He opened the door and got back inside.

After he settled himself back onto the seat next to Nat, Nick replied to her, "You're right, I should wait 'til sunset." As Nat pulled away from the curb, he mumbled his promise out the window to his daughter. "I'll be back for you, Princess. Tonight, right after the sunsets. Until then, be safe and brave." He sent love and reassurance along the link that he shared with his daughter as he stated his remark.

Nichole's eyes flew open at the strong emotions that she received from her father. The warm glow of love wrapped itself around her like a blanket of safety. 'Daddy is near by. He does know were I am.' As the link between her and Nick started to dull, she knew he was traveling away from her. She cried out in abandonment at her father, "Daddy, don't leave me! Come and get me! I don't want to be left here any longer." Her voice became soft as her outburst grew on. Once the last word left her mouth her mouth, she couldn't but felt betrayed once more and abandoned by him again. She cried herself back to sleep.