Into the Knight
Location: Somewhere in New England
"Bonnie, how are we going to get out of this?"
"Don't worry April, I'm sure our gang is working on a solution to get us out of here," Bonnie told her quietly. Slipping an arm around her shoulders she guided her into the area where the computers and other various items were scattered about. She glanced about the area, noticing that the guards were strategically placed to prevent anyone from escaping. And heavily armed. She had a sinking feeling in the bottom of her stomach. She really believed that her husband would be doing everything in his power to find them. She just wasn't sure how it would all end. But, she knew she had to stay calm and do everything to keep Sarah and April's spirits up. They would start work on the formula. She would start from the beginning though, to buy some extra time. Turning, she looked at the other two and gave them a look to let them know what she would be doing.
"We'll start from scratch. We were going to anyways, as our tests had bottomed out. Lets get these computers up and running." Spinning around, she spoke to the nearest guard. "You there! Tell Garthe we will need these items to help with our research," she commanded. Writing off a quick list, she tore it off the pad and handed it to him. Seeing his look of annoyance, she told him. "If you have a problem, I suggest you take it up with Garthe. Or I can, if you prefer." That spurred the man into action. She smiled. This could be fun, somewhat. "Well ladies, lets say we get this party started?"
Location: Pasadena, CA
The sun rose quietly on Knight Mansion. It peeked through the upper windows of the lab that housed the KITT cave. Slowly making its way across the floor, it crept upon the couch where the still figure of Wilton Knight II was sleeping soundly. He moaned softly as the sunshine hit his face, rousing him out his drug induced sleep. He opened his eyes, immediately closing them again. His head pounded with a headache on the verge of becoming a migraine. His whole body ached and he could only imagine how he looked, with the bruises that were forming. Slowly he rose to a sitting position.
"Glad to see you joining the land of the living," a mechanical voice intoned.
"Hmmph. Good morning to you too, KARR," Wil groused. "Where is everyone?"
"Sleeping in the mansion," KI3T informed him.
"I need my migraine medication, something for the pain and a glass of water," Wil told them.
"I'll wake Michael," both KITT's responded quickly.
Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Beep-beep. Michael heard the noise, rolled over and opened his eyes. Reaching out with his right hand, he found his com-link and picked it up. Pushing the send button, he whispered into the watch.
"What's up KI2T?"
"Good morning Michael. Wil is awake. He needs something for the pain, his migraine medicine and some water," his car told him.
"Okay. Give me a few minutes, I'll be there." Michael pushed back the covers and swung his legs out of bed. Standing, he grabbed his jeans and pulled them on. Slipping on his sneakers he headed out of his room, grabbing a tee shirt on the way out the door.
Out in the hall he ran into his son coming from his room. "You heard as well?"
"Yeah, guess we start our day at six-thirty am. We're in for a long one," his son told him. Michael nodded his agreement. His years as an officer of the law, plus the time he spent at FLAG, told him that before they found out the truth, they would suffer loss. It was undeniable. He followed his son down the stairs and into the den. Stopping at the desk, Michael picked up the migraine medication his nephew stashed there, then headed out to the lab. He was only a few steps behind Mike. Entering the KITT cave, he saw Wil sitting at a computer terminal. All three vehicles were facing out, scanners blazing.
"Did you bring the migraine meds?" his nephew asked bluntly. Mike walked in from the back of the room carrying a bottle of water.
"I have them right here. How are you feeling?"
"Like I got run over by a mack truck," Wil replied, taking the medication from his uncle. Opening the bottle of water, he popped the pill into his mouth and swallowed half the bottle of water in one gulp.
"What are you working on?" Michael asked.
"Our assignment areas. Mike will take northern New York and you'll take the northern section of New Hampshire. I'm going to investigate Vermont. Billy and Zoe will scour Maine and the borders along Canada using satellites. They'll meet us in the mobile lab after everyone has finished, or if we find Garthe."
"Alright! We're going into the field!" The three Knight's turned to see Billy doing a happy dance.
"There is nothing to be happy about!" Wil snapped. "Peoples lives are at stake! And so are ours!" Zoe smacked him in the back of his head. "We need to be fully prepared, especially since we are going into this hunt blind. I need everyone focused." He paused. "Zoe, Billy, I need you to help me beef up the scanning range of all three vehicles. I've already contacted Paul Carson. He's filling in for Devon. He assured me the satellites will be in place by the time we reach our destinations."
"Can we trust Paul? Or for that matter, anyone at Knight Industries?" Mike asked.
"I'm not sure, but at this point only a few people know what has happened. And what we are about to do. I've worked with Paul over the last year and known him for quite some time. So has Devon. I trust him, and so should you," Wil replied.
Location: Knight Industries
The phone rang five times. Then it went quiet. It rang back three times and fell silent again. That was the signal. Picking up the phone, she dialed the number given to her. On the fourth ring it was picked up.
"You have what I need?"
She hesitated. "Yes."
"Then get in your car and go to the airport. Everything you will need will be there." The phone went dead. She hung it up, grabbed her purse, jacket and the briefcase. Hoping that what she had would make him happy, she left the room.