The Eyes of the Beholder

By Phoenix Sparrow

Chapter Two – Kari Hunter

John had been trying for an hour now, having no luck getting through. Jeff, Scott, Virgil, Alan, Tin-Tin, Brains and Gordon were all still sat in the lounge. They'd finally managed to decode the second half of the message and were now watching Kari's warning with more detail and explanation.

"If you are watching this, I am lucky. Not many people believe me straight off and I thank you, even if you are simply satisfying your curiosity. I am getting ahead of myself again. I am sorry; I do not intend to take up all of your time. My name is Kari Hunter. I live in the middle of Dartmoor, as I do not like living in areas with many people. I get too many visions and as a result, I become ill, which I have found from a past experience. I hope this explains how you are picking up the signal of my transmission from the middle of seemingly nowhere." She shook her head, and raised a hand to pinch the bridge of her nose. "I am sorry; I will get to the point of my story.

"About a year ago, I met a man I never want to meet again. It was he who granted me with this great and terrible gift. A gift I wish I did not have. It grants me visions of the future, near future or far future, I can never tell, but I know they always happen. This is why I am warning you.

"I received a vision of you, International Rescue. One of your members, I do not know any names to say which. All I know is that someone in this world has something against you, which will draw him or her to go to any lengths to obtain your secrets."

"Tell us something we don't know," Scott mumbled under his breath. Jeff glared at him and he was instantly quiet. He could see worry and confusion all over his father's face. Kari continued after a brief pause as though she knew they were talking. This made them all feel nervy.

"This person will be at a danger zone and will interfere with the equipment of one of your amazing Thunderbird machines. This interference, although will not allow him or her to obtain what they seek, will still affect the ship. I do not know enough to give an accurate picture to you without lying or filling in parts of this story from guessing, but I can tell you the outcome will not be good for your organisation."

"Father!"

Jeff almost jumped out of his skin at the sudden shout from John over the comm. link. "Yes, have you succeeded?"

"Yes, father. I've spoken with her. Well, sort of. I have contacted her through a computer rather than a radio or comm. system."

Jeff frowned. Living in the middle of Dartmoor was strange enough, but it seemed that she also had access to the Internet from where she was hiding. "How have you been communicating then?"

"I have been talking to her and she has received the messages and typed replies, which have been coming up on my computer visuals here." Jeff's eyes went wide as he took this in. "I can see her through a digital camera, but she has no microphone or anything."

"I see, I think. Can you patch her through to my computer?"

"Easily. Putting her through now."

Up in the station, John was relocating Kari's message. He pressed a button. "Look, Kari, the head of my organisation wants to speak to you. I'm going to connect you to our computer."

He waited while she typed a response then quickly read it. 'I am glad you have taken notice and are taking me seriously. Thank you for believing me. I would be happy to talk to your leader.'

John smiled. "Alright, patching you through now."

A/N: When I wrote this story, I had only driven through the moors on holiday with my parents. I didn't really pay much attention to signs and place names, I was just looking at the scenery.

That is why there isn't much mention of place names in this story. For those of you who know the area, just picture somewhere you think fits. :-)