Tech 101

Chapter One- Ready for Another Rescue

Pulling the door shut behind her, Sonya noticed how dark a night it was.  There was no moon in the sky which just made things even darker.  It did not help that it had only been about six months since Amanda had originally grabbed her, and every time she left the apartment, she felt like she had to look over her shoulder.  Walking down the steps, she looked both ways into the darkness, satisfied when she did not see anything.

            The night was silent other than the clicking of her heels on the cement.  She was aware of everything, listening for any sound, any sign of a tail.  She would not allow herself to be victimized again.  Not when she had just barely gotten over the previous threat on her life and brought Birkhoff back into her life once it was gone.  Looking around she still did not see anyone.  As she walked further down the street, the hairs suddenly rose on her neck.  Something was wrong.  Casually, she glanced over her shoulder.  On the first try she did not see anything.  The second time she saw a figure, completely in black tailing her, ducking behind a tree.

            Her heart began to pound.  She couldn’t let it happen again.  She picked up her speed slightly and tapped a couple of buttons on her phone in her pocket.  Glancing behind her, she noticed the man still tailing her.  Judging by the black pants, black shirt, and black jacket, there was no question in her mind that he was another one of Amanda’s lackeys.  Trying to pick up her speed, Sonya was disappointed to see that the guy had kept up.  She panicked in fear- what if she couldn’t get away from him?  What if Amanda captured her again?  Would she kill her this time?

            As she saw one of the main drags in front of her- a street full of traffic where the guy would have no dream of catching her- she excitedly sped up.  The street seemed to be miles away as she rushed towards it.  The guy behind her was getting closer- close enough she could hear his footsteps on the sidewalk.  She picked up speed, but could hear his steps quicken to match hers.  Her heart beat in her ears as she sped into a run.  Her heels clicked at the same speed as her heart, but he was getting closer.  There wasn’t much time left before he would be on her.  Tears of panic began to drip down her cheeks.  She couldn’t let it happen again.  He was getting closer, her heels clicked faster, her heart pounded faster, his feet pounded in time with hers.  Sonya was beginning to panic.

            BAM!

            Thinking she had been shot Sonya turned around.  She was relieved to see a dark, expensive car had hit her stalker, knocking him to the ground.  Momentarily she panicked, wondering who was driving the car, but much to her relief, Birkhoff rolled down the window of the car.  “Get in!” he shouted, panicked, at Sonya.

            Without hesitating she ran around the car and climbed in Birkhoff peeled away.  “Where are we going?” Sonya asked him.

            “Division.” He replied.

            Nikita was the last one to arrive into Ryan’s office.  Everyone else had already been at Division, but she had to arrive from her and Michael’s apartment.  She rushed in, her dark hair blowing behind her.  She noticed Sonya in the corner, looking quite shaken, Birkhoff sitting beside her, looking concerned.  “What happened?” she asked as she walked into the room.

            “Amanda made a play for Sonya.” Birkhoff replied in his typical concerned tone. 

            Nikita was confused.  It didn’t make sense.  There was no logical reason Amanda needed Sonya’s chip reactivate.  “Why would she do that?”

            “We think she was trying to reactivate Sonya’s kill chip.” Ryan reported.

            Thinking about that for a second, Nikita still couldn’t make sense of it.  “Why?  That doesn’t make any sense.” Nikita replied.  “Why would Amanda want to do that?”