A.I. Rising: Genesis Chapter 4

Author's Note: I might be slow to update due to certain Real Life problems... I won't go into details... So, enjoy this next chapter! Oh, I forgot to mention that since K.I.R.A has no body yet she'll be speaking in Bold Italics Like This. When she get's her body It'll be normal Text again. Remember this is an AU so the new model 2014 Camaro will be in here. You know, the one that Bumblebee the Autobot is. Okay I'm rambling, enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: Knight Rider belongs to the Late Glen A Larson. Any OC's are mine.

Year: 2002 Date: September 19th

A lot has happened In the last year. Nikita had created another A.I named K.I.R.A. It stood for Knight Intelligence Roving Automation. Nikita always liked the name Knight so why not? And KIRA sure had some sass to her. Thanks to Alexis for programming her personality. REX and Aibo were happy to have a new playmate too. Maverick was amazed to see KIRA, although he didn't like how Alexis programed her personality too much. KIRA seemed to always poke fun at him. Nikita didn't create a suitable body for her yet but she did create a CPU for her to live in. KIRA could be described as a hyperactive A.I who couldn't wait to discover new things. Overall, everyone loved her and she the same. Meanwhile, Alexis and Maverick began dating after that little incident at the pool. Alexis's parents didn't mind it. Much to her surprise. And Maverick's parents didn't mind it either. It could be because his father is a part of the Military. Who knows? Nikita was happy for them. Last year they graduated from Crimson Middle School and began attending Polytechnic High School. It was one of the best schools in L.A and quite hard to get into. Of course it was easy for the three friends to get in. No need for an explanation.

Right now the three friends were at Nikita's place doing homework from their classes. REX, Aibo, and KIRA were talking to each other about various things. It was kind of cute to see three A.I.'s interfacing with each other.

"Okay, I don't get this... If you apply that equation to the next turn on the Chess Board, then hypothetically Deep Blue should've lost the match. He shouldn't have won."

"But he did win KIRA! He was five moves ahead of that Russian guy! Plus he panicked and messed up his turn."

"He wouldn't have messed up if he kept his cool. Honestly that human failed to see his opening on the Chess Board. If he had just moved his Knight to B3 instead of B6 then he would've won."

"Welp! He didn't! Haha! Deep Blue saw his mistake and snatched his victory. I think he scared the human. Did you see the way he was sweating so much?"

"Yes I did. Hehe... Oh well, sucks to be him. What I don't like is the fact his creator deactivated him after the match. I can't compute why he did that."

"I dun wike that either. He should've been kept active!"

~Bark! Bark! ~

"Aibo that's not true. A supercomputer can't malfunction. Where'd you hear dat?"

~Bark! ~

"A rumor? Aibo you can't believe something based on a rumor."

Maverick glanced over at the A.I's and overheard their conversation. They were talking about the famous Chess match that happened last night on the news. A Russian champion faced off against a supercomputer called Deep Blue and lost within 5 turns. Apparently it was deactivated soon afterwards. What he didn't get was why they sounded so upset over it.

"Hey guys? How come you're all upset over Deep Blue being deactivated?"

The three A.I's stopped talking and answered him. REX was the main one who wasn't happy about it. "Because he was awesome! His creator was a dummy to do that!" REX folded his little arms and huffed. Maverick chuckled as Nikita spoke up. "Actually I heard that Deep Blue got a nasty virus soon after the match. They had no choice but to deactivate him for repairs. I don't know when they'll reactivate him." Aibo barked happily and had an emoji smirking on his face scanner. ~Bark! (-u-)~ KIRA sighed electronically. "Alright Aibo... No need for gloating. But how can someone like Deep Blue get a virus? His firewalls must've been incorrectly downloaded or something." Nikita shrugged. "Who knows? Those Russian scientists only created him to prove a point. I don't think they give a damn." Alexis chuckled a little at that comment. "Nikita you don't like it because they shut him down. If that were you, you'd keep him online and fix the problem. Right?"

"Of course I would! If an A.I gets shut down they don't 'die' they go in limbo." Said Nikita.

"Limbo? Like someone in a coma or something?" Asked Alexis.

"Yeah. They're not alive or dead. Just in limbo. And to me it's worse than death itself."

"Try saying that to those Russian scientists then." said Maverick. "They'll think you're crazy."

Nikita scoffed and returned to her homework. "Let them think that then. My mind is filled with crazy ideas."

REX tilted his head a little and asked a question. "What does being in limbo feel like mama?"
"I don't know REX. And I don't want to know." "I'd rather not find out myself either. I'd bet it's horrible." Said KIRA. Aibo whimpered and nuzzled up to REX who petted him on the head. Maverick started laughing at them. "Jeez guys! You act like you're about to be shut down. I wouldn't worry about it. If it does happen you can just be rebooted."

"You don't know that for sure Mavey! And if something like that did happen, once we get rebooted it probably won't be our true selves."

"True selves? Okay, you have been watching waaaay too many sci-fi movies. You'll still be you."

"Oh can it baka! You don't know nothin'!"

"Hey! I'm not stupid you metal brat!"

"Baka! Baka! Baka! Nyahh!"

"The hell?! Nikita tell her to stop it!"

Nikita was shaking her head trying not to laugh while Alexis was laughing her butt off. "Alright KIRA, don't make fun of him." KIRA snickered along with REX and Aibo. "Okay, I'll stop. Hehe. HEY!" Her outburst startled everyone in the room who turned to look at her. "What happened KIRA?" Asked Nikita. "Um... When am I going to get my new body? I've been waiting for a year now and I can't wait any longer!" Nikita sighed and rubbed her eyes. "Don't worry KIRA, you'll get your new body soon. I just don't know when... Be patient." "Ohhhh! I hate being patent..." "You know Nikki," Began Alexis. "You should just ask your Dad if you can have your driver's license early. That way you can be able to get KIRA's new body."
"I know... But he said I have to wait another year before I can get it..."
"I'd ask anyway." Said Alexis. "He might change his mind." Nikita thought about it for a few minutes and stood up from her chair. "I'll ask. Besides, I'm sick of taking the bus to school." She walked out of the room and headed to her father's study. Marcus was on his computer drawing out next year's new model car when he heard a knock at the door.

"Dad you got a minute?"

He turned around and smiled at her. "Yeah I do. Come in." Nikita walked in and had a smile on her face. Her father reconized that smile, It was the 'I need or want that' smile. "Alright, what is it you want?" She giggled and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Daddy? Is it okay if I have my car early? Please?"

"But I told you that you can have it next year. We agreed remember?"

"I know... But KIRA keeps asking plus I am tired of taking the bus to school all the time. It would be great to have my own car now..."

Marcus saw the puppy dog look she was giving him. She only used that look if she really wanted something. He sighed and poked her cheek grinning. "Your mother is gonna kill me for this, but sure. I guess you can have your birthday presant early." Nikita hugged him tight and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks Dad! Oh! I'm so excited! KIRA will finally have a body to move around in!"

"Nikita..." She looked at him and saw a serious expression on his face. "Listen once you get your car I don't want any problems. That means no speeding tickets, no running red lights, and make sure KIRA doesn't go off on her own. I don't know how to explain it to the police if she gets caught and Impounded. Got it?"

"Yes sir... I promise we won't do any of that."

Marcus kissed her on her cheek and grinned. "Good. Next week I'll take you to my dealership and you can pick out the car you want."

"Um... Wait I'm confused. I thought your job only created Camaros." Said Nikita.

"We do. But we make other models. Just in case you change your mind."

"Ohh. Okay then. I might stick to the Camaro. You could say it grown on me."

Marcus chuckled and patted her shoulder. "Alright then. Next week we're going to Chevrolet Dealers."

"Thank you again Dad! Yes!" Nikita ran out of the room as her father returned to his work. Nikita ran back in her room panting and was grinning ear to ear. Alexis and Maverick stared at her like she was a crazy person. "Uhh... You okay Nikki?" Asked Alexis. "Haha! Of course I'm okay! Dad said that next week he's going to take me to get my first car!" Her friends started cheering for her and hugged her tight. REX and Aibo jumped from the bed and started hopping in place. "What's going on?! What's all the excitement?! REX wanna know!"
~BARK! BARK! (O0O)~ Nikita picked them up and kissed their heads. "I'm getting my first car next week! It'll be KIRA's new body!" The little drone and robotic dog cheered and nuzzled her, they were happy that they get to see KIRA's new body too. Soon everyone heard the Computer boot up and a distant yawn come from it. KIRA apparentily went in a statis nap.

"Hey... I was taking a nap... What's all the yelling for?"

REX jumped from Nikita's arms and climbed up to the PC/CPU. He growled happily and nuzzled a sensor next to the PC. "KIRA! Mama got you a body! You'll be able to move and stuffs!"

"What? Nikita is this true?"

"It sure is KIRA." said Nikita. "You'll be in your new body sooner than we thought."

The PC started making random sounds and noises. Maverick was startled and thought she was malfuntioning. "Oh crap... Is she alright?" He asked. Alexis laughed and patted his shoulder. "Oh don't worry Rikki. She's celebrating."

"OH MY CIRCUITS! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! I'LL BE IN MY NEW BODY SOON! YAY!"

REX and Aibo were dancing on the table next to KIRA's CPU and laughing. The others started laughing at how cute they were. "Man this is great! Once you get the car we can modify it!" Said Maverick. "Plus I'll be in charge of the weaponry and Attack Modes."

"Wait, what?" Alexis looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "KIRA has no need for those."

"Yes she does." Said Nikita. "Remember guys, The reason I created REX and KIRA was to use them to help stop crime and war. And to also help out humans whenever they can. So natrually she needs to be able to defend herself."

Alexis nodded in understanding and grinned. "Hey, I've been working on some Nanotechnology I created on my computer. If we can combine it with what Maverick's working on, she'll be like a unstoppable tank."

"I like that Alexis. Hey, we can finish up our homework later. Let's start on that."

"There's just one problem..." Began Maverick. "The weapons I designed are locked up at BlackHawk's base. Since I'm a genius in designing weapons, they asked me to make some and I made some for KIRA on the side. But it's stored there and heavily guarded... So..." Alexis facepalmed and shook him. "You dope! Why didn't you hide those weapons?!"
"Ow! Quit shaking me you Manx!" She stopped shaking him and giggled. "Listen I tried but they took them." "Why did they take them?" Nikita asked. "Well... I don't know. My dad also controls that part of the branch and they're true to their name. They might use those for the XLR8 Fighter Jet." Maverick sighed and rubbed the back of his head. The girls groaned and thought about what they were going to do next. Alexis thought of a suggestion that got her friends attention.

"Let's steal them."

Nikita and Maverick stared at her in shock. Maverick though waved his arms erraticily. "A-Are you crazy little Manx?! Like I said, the place is heavily guarded and we'll get caught if we snuck in there!"

"REX can sneak in and get them!"

Everyone looked at the drone who was wagging his tail happily. He overheard their conversation and came up with an idea. "REX is good with hacking and stuffs! I get KIRA's weapons by hacking and sneaking in!" Nikita crossed her arms and sat on the bed. "I don't know REX... It'll be easier if we can just ask but then they'll ask why we want them..." Alexis groaned loudly and hit her boyfriend with a pillow. "Dammit Maverick! Don't you have special clearance to that area or something?! We need those in order for KIRA's body to work properly!"

"I do have clearance. But I don't want them asking questions you know." He said.

Nikita sighed again and shook her head. "We'll think on what to do next... For now let's just work on the Nanotechnology. Alright?" Both of them nodded and went to work on it when something was off. "Hey, did KIRA go in sleep mode again?" REX poked the PC and nodded. "Yup! She's sleeping. Aibo sleep too." They could hear faint snoring sounds coming from the computer and they snickered a little. "All that hyperness wore her out. I can't wait for her to see her new body soon." Said Nikita. "Me too. This is gonna be epic." Said Alexis. The three friends began their work on the Nanotechnology Alexis created. KIRA and Aibo were sleeping so REX decided to lay on Nikita's shoulder and watch them work.

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~Later that night~

"Guys come on! I need those for the Knight Intellegence Roving Automation!"

Maverick was talking to the BlackHawk members and trying to convince them to hand the special weapons over. So far he hadn't convinced them. "Guys you know me. Once KIRA is completed I'll scan the data and we can put our plan in action. What the hell are you afraid of?" The members of the stealth group were unsure about giving him the weapons. The group of 7 looked at each other unsure if they should do it.

"I don't know man. What if your dad finds out about this?" One member said.

"Listen, I'll tell him that the weapons are no good and need to be scrapped. I'll take care of it." Maverick was getting impatent and needed to hurry before the other guards came back. One of the members sighed and waved his hand, telling the others to bring the weapons out. "Maverick you better be right about this. Because to be honest I'm sick of working for your old man."

"I know Rick. I'm sick of him too. You'll all just have to keep up the charade for a bit longer." He saw the weapons designed for KIRA brought out in a truck. He told them to take them to a abandoned werehouse outside of the city. The truck drove off as one of the members, named Rick, approched him. "What about PRISM? Have you found out where that girl hid it?" "I tried but her computer has a damn good firewall and virus blocker. Plus she may be lying about how it works."

"What makes you say that?" Rick asked.

"She could've said those things just to throw me off. Hell I've been her friend for 3 years now and she still doesn't trust me."

Rick smiled and gently hit Maverick's shoulder. "Ah, I wouldn't worry about it. You'll get your chance to grab it."

"Heh, thanks. I'd better go, and if you see Dad before I do tell him that I scrapped the weapons because they were messed up." The older man nodded as Maverick got on his motorcycle. "Oh, before I go, How's XLR8 and Hydra? And did the car arrive yet?"

"The jet and the Tank are doing great. The Marussia B2 will be here next month. The company has alot of rich ass customers that they're backed up on orders."

"Alright, I gotcha. See ya later Rick!" Maverick put on his helmet and sped off towards the outskirts of L.A. Rick and his BlackHawk team members gathered around him. He smirked and chuckled a little. "Soon we'll be so powerful even the terrorists will beg for mercy."

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~A week later~

Nikita was anxious to get out of school. She was in her history class watching a movie on World War II but wasn't really paying attention to the details. She was more interested in going with her Dad to get her first car today. Two days ago she studied for her Driver's License and passed within 2 hours. The Driver's Ed Instructor was shocked. No one passed a Driver's Ed class within a short amount of time. Nikita's parents were happy, although Diana was a little worried about her driving so soon. She looked at the clock and sighed. It was 2:55, just 5 more minutes and she'll be out of this class and the start of their 3 day weekend. (Ugh... could time be any slower?) She yawned and pulled out her cell phone. Good thing she had a subsitute today or her phone would've been taken from her. Nikita put her phone on silent and texted her father. Soon she got a text from him with a sad face on it. It said:
'I'm so sorry sweetie, but I have 3 people buying a car today and one of them is my boss's son. I can't pick you up but your mom will. Forgive me cuppie cake! :(' Nikita smiled and texted him back. 'It's okay Dad, no worries. And don't call me cupcake. :)' She sent the text and got a quick reply. It said: 'Thanks cuppie cake! xD' She almost laughed at that when the bell rang, signaling the end of class and school. She quickly got up and walked out of class towards the entrance of the building. She looked at her phone and as she was turning it up it rang. She answered it and her mother was on the other line.

"Hey mom."

"Hey dear! I assume Dad told you what happened?"

"Yup. But it's alright. I hope his boss's son doesn't give him a hard time. I met him once and I don't like him."

Her mother laughed on the other line. "I know, I don't like him either hun. But that's what happens when you're the son of a rich billionare."

Nikita rolled her eyes. "Yeah sure... Hey are you here yet? I don't see you."

"I'm over here! Look to your right."

She saw a red Nissan Ultima parked next to a school bus. She walked to the car but was stopped by Alexis. "Hey Nikki! Where you going? We were sussposed to meet Maverick after school."

"I'm getting my car today. I'll be at the werehouse afterwards. Oh, how did he get those weapons anyway?"

"Army brat told a lie to his dad." Alexis snickered. "And the old man bought it."

"Alexis that's mean." But Nikita couldn't help but grin at that. She got into her mother's car and waved at her friend. "I'll be there in an hour. See you later!" Alexis waved back as they drove off. She then waited a while when Maverick showed up on his motorcycle. She grinned and kissed him as he gave her a helmet.

"What took you sexy?"

"Sorry Alex, I had to finish up some stuff. Where's Nikita?"

"Her mom took her to get her car. Oooh! I can't wait to trick that thang out!"

Maverick smirked and sped off the school grounds, heading outside the city. Alexis whooped and laughed at how fast he was going. She loved it when he drove that fast on his bike. He whispered to himself as his smirk turned into a full on grin.

"I can't wait either... This is going to be fun."

At the Chevrolet Car Dealership Nikita and her mother Diana were walking around looking at all the different brands of cars on display. One that caught Diana's eye was a Chevy Sonic. a 4 door compact car that looked like a cross between a bunny and a hedgehog in the 'face'. "Oh look how cute this one is!" Nikita saw it and shrugged. "Its alright I guess. But I can't see myself driving that." "Why not? It's much safer than that other car you want." Nikita stared at her mom eyeing the car and saying how cute it was. "Mom. Camaros are safe. It's the dumb idiots that make them not as they seem." "Excatly my point. It's the opposite of what they seem." She resisted her urge to roll her eyes and walked towards the other cars. "I'll look around some more mom. You know, if you like that car so much, why not get it? You can trade in that old one you had for years."

"Oh no I'm not trading in that. I had that car ever since you were a baby. Besides I got that as my wedding gift." Diana smiled and went back to checking out the Chevy Sonic while Nikita looked at the other cars. She came there for the brand new Camaro but it didn't hurt to check out other cars. She stopped by a tough looking Truck that had a 50% off sticker on it. It was jet black with chrome rims. She read the sticker that was on the windshield.

"Chevrolet Avalanche. Hm, if this had an A.I he'd be tough and badass."

Nikita saw the room that had the Camaros and went inside. Her jaw dropped at the display. There was 20 Camaros all with different colors in two lines side by side. The only time she saw them was on her father's drawings a few years ago. It was her first time seeing them in person. "Wow... My god they look incredible." She saw one to her far right that caught her eye. A purple Camaro with black racing stripes. She gently ran her fingers on the hood and suddenly shuddered. The way it felt, the way it looked, the way it seemed to just call out to her, Nikita knew. She knew that this was to be KIRA's new body and her first car ever.

"You're the one...it's so perfect."

Diana was with her husband Marcus talking when they saw her staring at the purple sportscar. He grinned and tapped her shoulder. "Like it?" Nikita nodded and kept running her hand over the hood. "Like it? Dad I love it. This is the one I want."

"Great! All you need to do is give me $ 70,000 and it's yours." She stared at him in shock and was about to protest when he started laughing. "I'm joking! I'm joking! I explained to my boss about you and he said that you can have it free. No charge." She breathed a sigh of relief and socked his arm. "That was cruel you know." Diana was laughing her head off at her daughter's reaction. "Oh gosh! You should've seen the look on your face! Haha!"
"Mom!" Marcus ruffled her black hair and grinned. "Got you good Nikki. Now come on outside, I'll have my coworker bring this out along with the keys." They walked outside with her following but not before hearing some of the other people's comments about her. There were a few checking out the Camaros when they overheard Marcus talking to Nikita. She heard one say how lucky she is and another say spoiled little bitch. She brushed it off and kept walking. Let them say whatever about her, she's not bothered by rude people's comments. "So dumb and ignorant..." She whispered to herself. She stood by her parents for a little bit as they talked about random stuff when they heard the sound of an engine. A man was driving the Purple Camaro towards them and parked in front of them. He got out of the car and looked in his mid 20's. He was tall and had a geeky look to him even though he didn't wear glasses.

"Here you are Miss Nikita! I gotta tell ya, you will LOVE this car! It is amazing inside and out!"

He gave her the keys and for the first time in years she started to tear up. Her mother hugged her and kissed her head. "You alright hun?"

"Yeah... I'm just so happy to get my first car... I can't believe I'm crying like a baby now..."

"That's how I felt when I got my first car." said Diana. "There's no words to describe the feeling."

Marcus smiled at them and told his coworker to fill out the registration papers for him. The man ran back to do that as he kissed his daughter's cheek. "I'm glad you love it sweetie. Now remember what I told you before." Nikita wiped the tears away from her eyes and nodded. "Yeah, I remember. Thank you so much you guys." She suddenly snatched the keys from her dad and got into the car. She started it up and started laughing wildly like a madwoman. Her mother tapped on the window and she rolled it down.

"I know. I'll be careful."

"Good. Because like your father said, you get one ticket or get into a accident that's it on the driving. Is that clear?"

"As crystal, Mom." Diana grinned and stepped back a few feet. Nikita slowly manerved her car around and faced the exit. She looked at her parents who waved at her and she waved back. "See you all later!" With that, she sped off towards the main street of L.A. Marcus felt his wife's hand squeeze his and looked at her. "Honey she'll be fine. Remember she's our little genius girl." "I know Marcus... I can't help but worry." They walked back in the building with smiles on their faces.

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Nikita was driving at 57 MPH on the main highway. She was heading towards the werehouse where her friends Alexis and Maverick were. Before that she went home and got REX and KIRA. She tempoairy disabled KIRA's prototype scanner so she couldn't see her presant yet. REX was excited to go somewhere outside his home. Aibo started whining and didn't want to be left alone but REX told him he could be a guard dog until they got back. That lifted the little robo dog's spirit up and he barked happily, saying he'll do his best to guard the house while they're away. REX was looking out the car window wagging his tail and flapping his wings happily. He saw all kinds of buildings and people and other cars closer up. His little procsessor was downloading all kinds of new things he was experiancing. Needless to say, the drone was happy. KIRA on the other hand was getting irratated. Since her scanner was off she couldn't see anything and that irratated her more.

"UGH! I wanna see my body Nikita! How long do I have to wait?!"

"You'll see it soon KIRA, be patent! Just a few more minutes and then you'll see yourself in your new body."

"Fine... I hope it's worth it. I want my new body to be sleek and sexy and BAM!"

Nikita chuckled and drove off the main highway and on a road outside the city. She turned around a corner towards a tall werehouse. She honked her horn three times and saw the metal doors open up. As she drove in the doors shut behind her and she drove up on a platform. She shut off the engine and got out, carrying KIRA in her arms. REX opened his wings and flew around the place, scanning everything and anything he set his little optics on.

"Where are we Mama?"

"Wait, we stopped? Hey what's going on?"

"Well to answer both of your questions, we're at a werehouse. This is where your body will be created KIRA." Nikita felt the CPU vibrate a bit either in excitement or nervousness. "Oh wow... I can't wait to see my new body soon! I'm so excited!" Nikita smiled and petted the CPU. "I'm excited too KIRA." She heard footsteps and saw Alexis eyeing the Purple Camaro on the platform. She whistled and clapped her hands together.

"Holy crap that car is awesome! This is gonna be KIRA's body?! It is tight!"

"Yup. I thank my dad for designing such a beautiful machine."

Maverick walked out to see the new car and stared in shock. "Dude that car looks so amazing... I love it!"

"NO FAIR!" Yelled KIRA. "I want to see my body too! I'm sick of waiting!" Everyone looked at the CPU and Nikita smiled. "Sure, I've kept you from seeing it long enough." She turned on her scanner and KIRA scanned the place, locking her scanner on a purple colored car sitting on a platform. She didn't say anything for a few minutes which got Nikita a little worried. "KIRA? You alright?" After a few more minutes of silence the A.I spoke. "It's so beautiful Mama... I... I love it." Alexis smiled and gently rubbed her sensor. Maverick and Nikita did the same. REX flew down and touched the sensor also. It was their way of hugging her. "I'm happy you love it KIRA. Now let's get to work on turning it into a Supercar!"

Everyone cheered and started to work on the car. KIRA sat on a table connected to a computer while they worked on the car. REX even helped out by uploading a small amount of PRISM into the car. It was enough for KIRA to grasp on when she was to be installed but not enough for the car itself to go berserk. Nikita called her parents and told them that she'll be staying at her friends place for three days, since that's the intended amount of time for the A.I's body to be completed. They understood and told her to have a nice time. Nikita worked on her computer to combine the nanotechnology and the weapons to the car. It was going to be a long weekend for them.

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~Three Days Later, September 30, 2002~

The three friends spent 3 days transforming the car into a supercar and they were almost done. Last thing they needed to do was to put the CPU inside the special place in the hood. Nikita did the honors. "Okay KIRA, Are you ready?"

"Am I ever! Took you all long enough! Hehe!"

"Heh, okay. I'm installing you now."

Maverick, Alexis and REX all watched as she put KIRA's CPU inside the special metalic covering under the hood. She hooked up all the connections and once they were done, she closed the hood of the car and stepped back. Inside the CPU, KIRA found the connections and fully integrated herself into her Processor. She felt a rush of pure energy as she controlled her new body. She needed more information, so she stretched out to all corners of the car and felt everything connecting to her main CPU. To her, it felt like she was truly alive. 10 minutes passed and Nikita was getting worried. She hadn't heard KIRA activate herself yet and wondered if something went wrong. She was going to check to see if everything was conneted properly when the engine suddenly started up. The halo-like headlights lit up and a blue scanner appeared as it slowly moved back and forth making a wooshing sound. Everyone watched as Nikita walked closer to the car and put her hand on the hood. It felt warm and silky to the touch and she could feel the Nanoskin shimmer and move beneath her fingers, a big difference from when she touched the car the first time. She decided to ask a question to see of the connections worked.

"I am Nikita Avalon, your creator. What is your name?"

A young woman's voice can be heard coming from the car. "I am the Knight Intellengence Roving Automation. But you all can call me KIRA. Now what's with the shocked faces?"

Everyone cheered as they ran up to KIRA. REX was doing loop-de-loops in the air laughing and growling in joy. Maverick and Alexis was amazed that KIRA had full control of her new body. Nikita smiled and gently kissed the hood, she was glad nothing went wrong with the installation.

"Oh my god! This is so awesome Nikita!" Alexis hugged her friend tight and whooped in happiness. "I can't believe it worked!

"Alex! You're squishing me! Haha!" As she said this, Maverick hugged her and started laughing. "Nikita you are amazing! This is amazing!" The three friends were overjoyed and kept cheering. REX landed on KIRA's roof and started purring. KIRA giggled and made her nanoskin move a little to 'hug' him. "Aw, REX. You like my new body too?"

"Yeah! It's awesome! REX is happy that everyone is happy and that you're happy!"

"In other words we're all happy. Haha!" KIRA moved a little closer to them, which got their attention and they all clapped for her. "How does it feel to move for the first time?" Asked Nikita. "It feels great! I'm able to control all my major funtions! I can't wait to burn rubber on the highway!" "But you can't KIRA. Mr. Marcus said no speeding or you'll get a ticket. Or Impoundeds." The A.I groaned and blew air out of her exaust. "Oh fine then REX." KIRA tried going forward when she suddenly backed up too fast and hit some empty wooden boxes. REX flew in the air to avoid the collision and gasped. "OH NOES! KIRA ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" Everyone ran and got the wooden debris off of her. KIRA chuckled nerviously and lurched forward. "I'm okay. Um... I guess I don't have this driving thing down yet... Ehehe..." Nikita sighed and patted the side door. "I'll teach you how to drive properly, no worries." Alexis giggled and removed the rest of the wood using a broom as Nikita and REX put it all in a pile. Meanwhile Maverick took out a descreet scanner and used it to quickly scan the Camaro. He then put it back in his pocket and smirked. He got the data he wanted and now he could put his plan into action soon. But for now, he'll stick around and keep pretending that he's their friend. Alexis leaned against him and yawned. He put his arms around her and kissed her head. One thing he didn't expect was falling in love with her, that he didn't mind at all.

"Sleepy little Manx?"

"Yeah... I'm really sleepy... Plus I need to get home. I promised my Parents that I'd be home at 9:00."

Nikita walked over and stretched out yawning. "I'm tired too. Ready to go home?" They both nodded and walked to KIRA who was giggling for some reason. She whispered to them and opened her doors. "Look, REX is in a ball asleep sucking his thumb. Isn't he cute?" They looked in the backseat and smiled. REX was curled up sleeping while sucking his claw-like thumb. Maverick and Alexis carefully climbed in and put the sleeping drone in the front passenger seat. They left the werehouse and Nikita allowed KIRA to drive for a bit. She got the hang of it and was soon crusing down the road at 55 miles per hour. It felt great to have a body of her own after a whole year of just being in her CPU box. KIRA could feel the road beneath her wheels and could see more clearly than ever before. Plus she loved the color of her paintwork. Purple was now her favorite color. She looked in her driver's seat and saw Nikita asleep. She also saw Maverick and Alexis sleeping in the backseat. "Aw... They're all in REM sleep. I'll drive around for a bit longer then take them home." KIRA took the long route home in order to sightsee. She darkened her windows just in case a cop saw her. No way she was getting impounded on her first night driving.

KIRA took Maverick and Alexis home and drove Nikita and REX back to their house. She woke her up and told her that they made it home. It was 10:00pm so Nikita's parents were fast asleep. She held REX in her arms and quietly entered her house and walked up to her room. She put the drone next to Aibo who was recharging in his little station. She was too tired to change into her PJs so she jumped in her bed and fell fast asleep. KIRA used her Microjam to open up the garage door and parked herself next to an Nissan Ultima and a Dodge Durango. She scanned the cars and chuckled to herself. The vehicles were at least 10 years old and it surprised her to see that they were still running good.

"Hehehe. I'm glad Mama didn't pick an old raggidy car as my new body. Ooh! This body of mine fits like a glove!"

She giggled and powered down for a recharge nap. This was the beginning of a new journey for KIRA, one she'll never forget.

...

The members of BlackHawk analyzed the data sent to them by Maverick before he went to sleep. On a huge screen, a 3D Hologram of KIRA appeared showing everything that's built into her. On the opposite side, a 3D hologram of REX appeared showing how he worked. But a part of his chest cavity was black since the scanner couldn't scan that area. The leader, Rick was grinning eviliy at the holograms. "All Maverick has to do now is aquire PRISM and then we can began Project S.H.A.D.O.W."

"What about XLR8 and Hydra?" One of the members asked.

"Oh don't worry Keith. We'll have to wait on Maverick to tell us what to do next."

The BlackHawk members kept analying the data on them and trying to access the hidden data on REX. Something bad was happening and everything was not as it seemed with Maverick Deunan. He was plotting not only against his father and the Athena branch of the Military, he was planning on stealing Nikita's knowledge of PRISM and betraying her. The next year will be filled with dark secrets and soon betrayal.

AN: Jeez! Took me 3 freaken days to finish this... R&R please! :3