Sensory Deprivation (Sequel to Friends in Unlikely Places)

by kittgirl23

New code has intertwined itself within Kitt's core program. And the only one who can help, has also lost his mind. "The lifeline was cut and Kitt's world went dark again. Stand-by mode however did not initiate, he could not rest and he was left in the dark, no sounds, no input, deaf, alone..."

4. To be or not to be was that the question

Sparks flashed simultaneously from underneath Kitt's hood and from Bonnie's laptop. Stifling a scream, Bonnie shoved the laptop away just barely avoiding from getting electrocuted. "Kitt!" Bonnie ran to the other support computer, which was hocked up to Kitt. This was protected from power-surges and so spoke volumes about what had just happened. The code that had scrolling on it, just a little while ago –Kitt's "heartbeat"- suddenly stopped. The curser blinked a few times then stated blankly:

/program terminated

The processor-power monitor showed the power-conception had gone up to 100% just before dropping to zero – essentially flat-line!

"No!" Bonnie breathed out. She felt the semi decelerated and turn left, the driver's voice echoed in the trailer "We have arrived at the destination." Bonnie only just heard him. This had never happened. In all the years that she had been Kitt's technician, the screen had never read program terminated. She had never had to completely and fully reboot Kitt from the ground up. Even in the worst cases the core program had been running, she had only re-initiated the AI matrix. To her horror she realized that she couldn't even recall HOW to do it. Running to her laptop, she tried to open it to access Kitt's schematics but the power surge had fried the hard drive. Normally unflappable, Bonnie stopped in front of Kitt and felt the terrifying felling of panic starting to settle into the pit of her stomach. Was this the end?