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Post by Mike Knight on Dec 21, 2009 1:53:10 GMT -5
----KITT----
KITT knew this was supposed to be a surprise, so he and Cameorn had planned to have some father and son time this afternoon. In his old TransAm form but with the new double scanner, they moved to the outskirts of NJ on a brief drive, and picked a random bowling alley. As planned, KITT sent the coordinates to Mike and Sarah, and they left a bit early so they could check in before they got there. KITT passed the bowling alley once, staying on the main road, but then turned back around, (apparently) deciding that's what he and Cameron were going to go to do.
"I hope you don't mind bowling. I thought It'd be kind of fun. Something a bit different."
KITT sent another text to Mike, announcing they were almost there.
----Mike----
Mike and his wife Sarah just checked into the bowling alley not far from the NEST base in NJ. They had finished moving in barely two miles away from base just a day ago, and it being Saturday, they had plenty of time to visit KITT and their son Cameron.
His phone beeped, KITT sent him a text declaring they'd be here soon."They'll be here soon. We should leave for a bit to make it seem like we're not here."he said just as they finished checking in. In the mean time, they went and played some air hocky in the game room towards the back of the bowling alley until KITT showed up in his human form or just via his holographic form.
Meanwhile, just outside, KITT pulled up to the bowling alley, and the doors opened up vertically to let Cameron climb out. He activated his holoform in the mean time.
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Post by Cameron Knight on Dec 21, 2009 2:00:19 GMT -5
Cameron yawned slightly, stretching as they came to a stop. He had taken am albeit short nap on the ride there, and it was his way of waking himself up. Smiling slightly he got out of KITT's form very calmly, looking over at hsi Father's holoform with a nod. "As long as you don't mind it when I beat you at it like always." He teased playfully. Admittedly, even though he was a bookworm, Cameron was a lot better at sports then KITT. Not that he ever minded, but Cameron did like to clown him about it sometimes.
"It feels good to be back in Jeresy... England was fun, but I couldn't go out and have fun like this all the time.." He then added witha shrug "I was in a pretty boring part of it."
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Post by Mike Knight on Dec 21, 2009 2:15:53 GMT -5
"Remember how hard I am to beat."KITTs holoform said with a light smirk, and moved ahead before Cameron could respond immediately. He walked through the entrance, and promptly over to the main counter to check them in. KITT had already requested the same table as Mike with Mike's help, and the cashier gave them the number and let them try on the shoes. Once his shoes were changed, KITT sent a final text to Mike saying they were there and just checked in, and to wait a few before heading back over to the table.
KITT grabbed two bowling balls for himself, and went over to go set up their names, entering his and Cameron's first.
Their opponents, another pair, entered from behind another rack of bowling balls and supplies from the far side of the game room, and sat down across from KITT, entering their names on the screens. Mike and Sarah began to enter in their names, and with the alley way turning dark and the music already playing, the lighting and darkness made it a bit harder to tell who these 'strangers' were.
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Post by Cameron Knight on Dec 21, 2009 2:28:47 GMT -5
Cameron sighed, looking at the bowling ball he had and practicing his roll gently a few times. He smiled a bit then set it down on the ball return slightly so he'd be ready when it was time to bowl. He sat down next to KITT, not paying a lot of attention to the figures in front of him figuring it was strangers as usual. He sighed, and looked at KITT.
"Yeah you're so hard to beat Dad..." He replied, a little late, though sarcastically "What was the score of the last game we bowled again?" He said, teasing him very lightly.
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Post by Mike Knight on Dec 21, 2009 2:59:01 GMT -5
"That was a long time ago. It was only about 50 points off, you had a lot of strikes. However, you've still yet to beat me at chess."KITT said with a light shrug. Mike and Sarah turned around, glancing back at KITT. "Hey."Mike greeted KITT with a smile. He and Sarah peered over at Cameron. "I'm glad to see you had a safe transition."KITT said to them, his red eyes glowed in the darkness, returning a smile to the couple. His voice could barely be heard over the music now. Mike nodded at KITT's comment. "Thanks, me too." KITT smiled briefly and returned the nod slightly, then glanced back at Cameron and stepped to the side a bit.
Mike and Sarah weren't exactly sure how to approach Cameron, who judging by his reaction, thought they were just strangers. It'd been years after all. Far, far too long...they both hoped that at a first, fair glance they would be remembered."Cameron..."Sarah greeted, her voice light but fairly confident, hoping he'd recognize them after speaking up.
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Post by Cameron Knight on Dec 21, 2009 18:45:30 GMT -5
The moment Cameron hear his Father's voice, he wanted to do a number of things. He wanted to get up and leave the most though. What had KITT been thinking? He would be all bubbly and happy to see his parents despite all of his abandonment issues? This was hard for him, just seeing his parents was. In his brain he had deduced they were down there for the day, and would leave that night. That was how it usually went. And by usually he meant 'every single time'.
"Mom, Dad... It's nice to see you...." He said casually "What are you doing here?" He asked simply.
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Post by Mike Knight on Dec 21, 2009 21:23:41 GMT -5
[yeah, anything sarah says will be in light purple, just fyii.]
"We thought we'd meet up for a visit...and we've got a surprise:"Mike said, glancing at Sarah for a bit. "We've decided to move to New Jersey, a couple miles from NEST so we could be closer to you, that is, if you still welcome our presence on base...And eventually, when we're settled in, you could stay with us more if you wanted to..."Sarah explained.
Mike nodded."Yeah, we have access to NEST now thanks to Cira and KITT."he said."We thought with Project Spy Hunter being finished, we had enough time and money to move and settle down."
As soon as they had some quality time with Cameron, the next thing on Sarah's list was to check on Interceptor. She knew he was a step father now, but none of them except KITT had met the kid. Sarah wanted to inspect the bot and make sure all the programs, which were of course, very similar to KITTs were functioning properly. She was sure Ratchet was helping her keep tabs anyway, but he was THEIR project and she had a right to inspect him. Back to the topic at hand, Sarah looked over Cameron, almost in a similar fashion as she would with Interceptor. He looked completely healthy and in a fit condition. She was glad he and KITT seemed to know what they were doing while they weren't around.
"We're terribly sorry we've been so busy all these years, but those first few years you were born were rough...It's always been a dream of mine to make a car as great as KITT just like my dad did..."Sarah was still young and beautiful, but she knew life wasn't eternal."We apologize severely, and hope you can forgive us."
Mike scratched his head, listening to Sarah as she tried to explain why they were here and blend in an apology. She probably did better than he could, but he didn't want to say nothing."It's okay if you need time to think about this,"he added, gazing at Cameron steadily."But we'd really appreciate it if you did, since our house is only a few miles or less away from the base...Meanwhile, after a long trip, a game sounds like a good way to kill some stress."
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Post by Cameron Knight on Dec 22, 2009 0:47:18 GMT -5
Cameron's first reaction was going to be the dumbfounded reaction of 'Am I being punk'd?'. However, Cameron realized his parents weren't kidding, his eyes looked at them calmly. "You guys are serious, you actually moved here?" He blinked calmly then looked between the two of them "B-But what about FLAG? Your jobs?" He was a bit dumbfounded, them moving nearby was not something he had expected to hear at all.
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Post by Mike Knight on Dec 22, 2009 1:52:37 GMT -5
"We've extended the network...somewhat."Sarah replied with a light, 'no big deal' shrug. Meanwhile, KITT sat on one of the benches patiently, hand on his chin, staring down the lane they'd be bowling on somewhat blankly. He was very still, but this was how he often appeared at any given time when he was calm. "We're still working with FLAG, and still part of the staff, but we're not as active any more. We haven't quit, but we won't be near as busy as we used to, in the last month, Mike and I have only worked a few hours at home here and there, just keeping tabs with everyone or taking care of major calls or bills. We're too low on money to create a car like KITT or Interceptor at the moment, so I think the high end of our activity will be done for quite some time unless something pops up. We've got enough staff members back in California who can take over for us when we're not there."
"I've worked long enough I could retire whenever I wish, thanks to the money we saved anyway. We still get paid by FLAG just to keep things running, but they've basically let us go. This is the start of a very slow transaction to leaving FLAG all together. We filled out the agreement a week or so ago."Mike added.
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Post by Cameron Knight on Jan 19, 2010 14:29:03 GMT -5
Cameron looked between his two (biological) parents in utter disbelief. They had moved all the way out to New Jeresy just to live near him? He smiled a bit. It would be great to have them there when he turned 16, February 1st, they hadn't been to a birthday for a while. Not to mention he could finally get to know them better, something he hadn't ever been able to do. "Oh my god! Guys, this is great!" He guessed he'd suprised everyone by the enthusiasm that came with that statement.
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Post by Mike Knight on Jan 20, 2010 4:22:31 GMT -5
Kitt's holoform (who was actually named Trent by Corina) fiddled with one of the bowling balls he'd brought to the station while they chatted.
Sarah smiled brightly when she saw how happy Cameron looked."We're so pleased to see you still welcome our company...We seriously do regret not having been able to spend a lot of time with you. I'm partly at fault because I wanted to see Interceptor built in honor of Dad..."she sighed lightly, pushing back some of her bangs, then folded her arms."After FLAG was reestablished and I thought of the idea, I was determined to make it a reality. The four of us liked the idea..."the three of 'us' meaning Sarah, Mike, Zoe, and Billy.
Mike patted Sarah on the nearest shoulder."Yeah, I just kind of went along with it. I didn't want to see her disappointed. In fact I was kind of surprised that she was willing to give up so much time taking care of you for designing the SpyHunter...I'm glad to see he turned out to be a real Autobot she could be proud of, but when it comes to motherly duties, you know...I'm surprised natures call didn't try to strap her down a little harder..."At that comment, Sarah gave him a bit of a stink eye, and KITT/Trent turned to them for a second. "Mike, you of all people should know Sarah is not like most ordinary woman. Even your father knows that because of Cira..."
"Hey, I wasn't trying to tease or anything. I really was a bit surprised at first..."Mike replied, glancing over at the holographic form.
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Post by Cameron Knight on Jan 20, 2010 9:19:57 GMT -5
"Women are an interesting species Mike, just trust me on this one." Cameron commented, being the fact he took after Mike. He was wooing a new girl every month or so, he thought it over for a minute after saying that. He still felt a little abandoned in that sense, the fact that Sarah would have even considered putting him up for adoption was still harsh in his mind. "Try not to think on that too hard." He added.
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Post by Mike Knight on Jan 21, 2010 7:38:11 GMT -5
Sarah didn't appear to appreciate being called a 'species'. She crossed her arms a little tighter and tried her hardest to resist glaring at her son, but failed miserably. Mike recognized her reaction immediately and laughed a bit nervously. "Good reminder on that one." Sarah muttered: "No matter how hard we try they think we're a aliens or something..."
"Both genders are indeed different in certain aspects, however, both of them share others as well. With enough study, this too is quite true."KITT said, clearly disagreeing with Cameron."Shall we play instead of getting into a heated discussion on the end of a noisy room?"he asked with a light smirk, holding up the ball.
Sarah glanced at KITT. He was rather on the ball with that response, for from her point of view, it made sense."I'd love to hear what you've learned sometime KITT."she said a bit dryly, yet still sounded amused."But you're right, we didn't originally come here to debate...It's hard to hear."
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