Knight Moves: Knight Strike (Pt 1)

Location: Williston, VT

"Where is Wil?"

"It looks like he and KARR are on their way to us," Billy informed Mike. "Their ETA is about ten minutes."

"How did you find them?" Mike asked.

"We used the satellite to locate KARR's engine heat signature," Zoe explained.

"How are we coming along with using the satellites to locate Goliath? He has a unique heat signature too, right?" Mike asked.

"He does, when he has his engine on," Zoe told him. "If it isn't running, then there is no heat signature." Mike smiled.

"I know, I'm just giving you a hard time," he laughed.

"What's going on?" Turning, everyone looked to see Michael entering through the front of the semi.

"Just joking around till everyone is here," his son told him.

"Where's-," Michael stopped as the rear door of the semi started to open. KARR's powerful engine was heard coming around the side of the truck. Seconds later, KARR pulled in, both scanners swooshing quickly across his front end. Wil exited his vehicle.

"Hey," he said quietly.

"It's about time you showed up," Michael told his nephew. "Where have you been?"

"That's not important right now," Wil replied.

"We found out that Miriam is an imposter," Billy blurted out. Wil turned to him.

"It's worse than that. I know who she really is," he said slowly.

"Well, who is she?" Michael asked impatiently.

"Her name is Rebecca Philips. You know her Uncle Michael as Becky."

Location: Knight Industries

"Is that satellite up and running yet?" Paul asked.

"No, it's still not responding. In fact I think there may be a glitch in its system," Shelby told him.

"A glitch? How can that happen? We have an early warning detection system in place to let us know of any problems," he responded.

"I don't know what to say. We have gone over everything that we possibly can," she said tiredly. "We've been up all night checking and double checking the checking." His office door opened up and his secretary walked in. She looked distressed.

"Mr. Carson?"

"Yes, Cynthia?"

"The project manager for the satellites is on line one for you," she said hesitantly. He nodded, picking up the phone and waved her out. She turned on her heel and left, closing the door behind her.

"Jason? What's going on?" Paul asked.

"Sir? We have an issue here," Jason informed him. "You and Shelby had better come down here, quickly." He hung up.

Paul stood up, motioning Shelby to do the same. "We're needed down at the center." Minutes later, they entered a busy auditorium like room. The hub of activity was everywhere, and seemed to be a bit frantic. Jason stepped towards them.

"Let's talk over in my office," he said to them. Leading them to the left, he opened a door and ushered them in. Closing the door, he sat behind the desk. "We have a huge issue and I have everyone working on it."

"What is it?" Paul asked impatiently.

"We are slowly losing control of the satellites."

"What do you mean?" Paul asked, concerned.

"What I mean is, someone is slowly removing our control of the satellites. We've lost one already. It's only a matter of time before the others are out of our control," he informed them. "We're trying to slow it down until we can counter act it."

"My god, I need to call Wil," Paul said unhappily.

Location: Williston, VT

"What do you mean I know her as 'Becky'," Michael asked Wil, confused.

"I mean, the last time you saw her, she was a little girl needing bone marrow. And now she's working with Garthe," Wil explained quickly. Michael registered shock on his face. He moved over to sit down.

Looking up at his nephew, he whispered, "Becky? April's niece? It can't be. I don't understand."

"Neither do I," Mike put in.

"Becky is the niece of April's mother," Wil told them. "Making April, Becky's cousin." He watched as each of them as they registered full understanding.

"How do you know for sure?" his uncle asked.

"She used her own name when she flew out from LAX," Wil confirmed.

"What is all this about? Are you saying Garthe found her to exact revenge on April? Is that why he kidnapped her? But why take the others?" Zoe asked. "It makes no sense."

"Unfortunately, it makes perfect sense to me." Wil spoke softly, a touch of sadness in his voice. "There's something I need to tell you all. It happened the same night I gave KARR the new programming." He hesitated. He was having difficulty saying the words, like they were stuck in his throat.

"Well, what happened?" Mike prodded him.

"KARR and I, we, well…" Wil drifted off.

"I killed her." Everyone but Wil turned to face KARR.

"You what?" Michael asked angrily, getting up. He walked over and grabbed his nephew, forcing him to look at his face. "Is this true Wil?" He just nodded. "That is not how we operate. That goes against everything your grandfather stood for. And now, Garthe has the people we love and will kill them all, just to get back at you!" He let go of his nephew and walked over to KARR. "And you, you did this and never said a word? Have you really changed at all?"

"Who do you think shot Wil?" KARR asked. "It was his own grandmother. I promised Wil I would not speak of it until he did. I killed her before she destroyed me. She had an EMP gun. The plan was to kill Wil, make it look like I had led him into a trap. Then she would destroy me. I could not allow that to happen. Wil made me into the image that my creator had wanted, had he lived. I saved Wil, by killing Elizabeth Knight so that he would save me."

"Self-preservation logic," Zoe mumbled.

"I've been living with the nightmares ever since that night," Wil whispered.

"I don't care right now!" Michael shouted at him. "My wife is in the clutches of Garthe Knight! If he finds out, he… will… kill… her!"