Synopsis:Having finely broken the security on Anna’s computer, Sarah learns that there is one other out there like here that is also in hiding and no longer being alone takes it upon herself to find him, but if the files on Steve Granger are true, Sarah could have just met her match but without his help she will be forced to take the enemy down alone.

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Janice answered that door and was face to face with Steve Granger, but didn't realize him at the time. He had a badge and identification and was going by the name of Detective Johnson. She let him into her home, once inside the two of the took a seat and he started asking questions about her daughter.

"Mrs. Tanner, I have been asked to take over your daughters case and I am here because I would like to find out everything I can about Sarah. I read recently that she was in a hit and run and that case is still ongoing, right?"

"Why are you asking about that, what does it have to do with my daughter being missing."

"I am sorry, Mrs. Tanner. It's just sometimes a witness goes missing. I am just trying to cover everything. Has she made contact with you or anyone else since her disappearance?"

"I know that she hasn't contacted my husband or me, as far as her friends go, if she did contact them, they would have said something."

"I was just wondering, has anything out of the ordinary happened lately to your daughter that might have caused her to runaway?"

"Not really, other then the accident, everything has been fine."

"I saw the reports on the accident, she is lucky to be alive."

"Yeah, it was a miracle. Most people would had died," Janice said with a smile.

"Is there anywhere you can think of that she might have gone or anyone that might know something?"

"Not really, we have already checked most of the places that she would have gone."

"Well, if you think of anything, this is my number," he said as he handed her a card." You can reach me anytime, thanks for your time."

Steve knew from the talk that he just had with Sarah's mother that she knew more then she was telling, something wasn't right about Sarah, maybe Kelly was right about her. He had made up his mind and was ready to meet her but it would be at a place of his choosing.

Adam sat with me at the hospital as Dr. Picard took God knows how much blood from my poor arm. By the time he finished, my arm looked like a pincushion. Even with my improved healing, getting needles still bothered me. I was going to come alone, but Adam had insisted on coming with me.

I really didn't know why because I looked like I should have been married off to some Prince from India, with me with the head scarf and all, but it did cover me up nicely and gave me the ability to move freely throughout the hospital without much chance of being seen.

Dr. Picard turned to me, "Alright Sarah, I should have your blood work back in a few days."

"Is this where I am supposed to thank you for turning me into a pincushion, Leo?"

"It was my pleasure Sarah, maybe next time I will remember that I only needed the one vial of blood."

"Very funny Leo, so what other kind of torture do you have planned for me?"

"Well, Sarah, if you would follow me, I will be glad to show you."

Adam and I followed Dr. Picard into another room that had all kinds of different exercise equipment, there were also monitors next to them that had wires attached which I guessed were used to check the patient's heart rate and other things.

"Sarah, I need you to get undressed and into a gown. I will be back in a few minutes," Leo said then left.

Adam turned to me, "do you want me to go, Sarah?"

"Why bother Adam, it's not like you haven't seen me naked before."

"I guess you are right," Adam then walked over and took a seat.

I smiled over at Adam and started doing a little strip tease for him, but couldn't help but laugh when I seen him starting to get aroused, "Behave yourself Sarah, there is a time and place for that, but its not here."

"Spoil sport", I said with a smile.

After Leo returned, he connected me up to a monitor and had me running on a treadmill. I ran for an hour, straight. When he finely said that I could stop, was I ever was glad, but had hardly built up a sweat. Then he told me to get dressed and head to the x-ray department where I was told to undress again and had a number of different x-rays taken.

Dr. Picard then left orders with the attendant to have Adam and I meet him back at his office in a few hours. We had a few hours to spare, so Adam suggested that we go grab a bite to eat. I had to admit after running for an hour I had built up quite and appetite.

Luckily, the hospital was downtown so there were plenty of restaurants around to choose from, When I left the hospital, I really wanted to remove the head scarf, but Adam said that I should leave it on and he was right. It was impossible to tell who was around and there was someone at the hospital that was feeling patient information to Anna's people and at the moment, I had no idea who it was.

Adam and I eventually decided on Kentucky Fried Chicken, I ordered the two piece meal, while Adam went with the three pieces.

"How are you feeling, Sarah?"

"Surprisingly good, considering how much running I did earlier."

"I would have to say whatever they did to you sure worked, think about what they could do if they used those nanites to actually heal people."

"You are right, Adam. But like so many other discoveries, there will always be someone looking to exploit things to their own selfish gains. Look at nuclear energy, when the idea first came up, I don't think they envisioned using it as a weapon, but eventually they used that knowledge to build the first atomic bomb."

"Yeah, you are right, Sarah. It's a shame, but true."

"So how did your visit with your mom and dad go, Sarah?"

"It went alright, they understood why I had to leave, but wished that I had contacted them sooner."

"You did what you thought was right Sarah, don't beat yourself up over it."

"God Adam, I wish this was over with and I could be a normal girl, again."

"I hate to tell you this Sarah; you will never be a normal girl. What they did can't be undone, can it?"

"I don't know Adam, maybe it's possible but to be honest, I really don't know if I would want to risk it. What if it's the nanites that are holding me here? The real Sarah is gone and somehow I am here. I believe if it wasn't because of the nanites I wouldn't be."

"Whatever happens Sarah, I love you and I hope someday when this is all over, you will be my wife."

I couldn't help but cry, "I love you too Adam. Believe me, I would marry you today, if I could."

"I am going to hold you to that Sarah," Adam said with a smile.

After the two of us finished dinner, we took a walk and just enjoyed the day. It was nice to get away from the cottage for awhile. As much as I loved it, there at the moment it was really stressful. I was lucky though, since I brought Jessica and Amy into the picture, it was easier to go through all the files on the laptop.

We had finely finished going through the journals. The raid that we had made on Anna's residence had really paid off, Because of it, I now knew that there was another person like me out there, I just had to find him and see if he is willing to help.

I was lost in thought when Adam said that it was almost time to meet Dr. Picard in his office. His office was across the street from the hospital, so it really didn't take us that long to get there, and once the two of us arrived, he took us into his office and closed the door behind him, then told us to take a seat.

Dr. Picard took a seat across from us, "Alright Sarah, The test that we did this morning had some interesting results. First, you are in excellent heath, thanks to those nanites. You were able to run for an hour straight, which tells us that the nanites were regulating your breathing and heart rate. Because of this, I imagine that you could have gone a lot longer without needing to stop. I would suggest if you are going to use these abilities that you monitor you food intake. I also have the x-rays back which came back normal, so I can only guess that the nanites have a method of shielding themselves. I should know more when I get the blood work back, but for the moment, I can tell you I see no ill effects from the nanites."

"Dr. Picard, I found out that there is another one like me. He had been on the run now for a few years, from what I understand his nanites are an older version then the ones that I have and the files say he is mentally unstable because of them. I have to find him, but because of what I have seen in his file, I am worried that things could go bad. I don't know if I can take him in a fight, is there anything that you can think of that might help?"

"That is a good question, Sarah. I could give you something to knock him out. You would need to inject him with it. Maybe use a dart gun if you can't get close enough. I have one other idea, but I really don't know if it would help, and it could be dangerous for him. But if it worked it, could possibly cure his mental condition."

"What are you thinking, Leo?" asked Sarah.

Leo looked over at Sarah, "I could be wrong but are nanites like a computer?"

Sarah thought for a moment, "I am not really sure, but from what I understand they're computerized."

"Then why not update his software?"

Sarah looked over at Leo and asked, ”How am I supposed to do that?"

"The answer is inside you Sarah, we use your nanites, they are a newer version. They should be able to rewrite the older ones, that is if there compatible with one another, which I suspect they are."

"Am I gonna like what's next?"

"I can take another sample of your blood, if you inject him with it, then that is all it should take. One of your nanites should be enough too copy the code over to the other."

So after letting Dr. Picard take another blood sample from my arm, Adam and I were on our way. I had the blood sample inside my purse along with a needle to inject it with. I wasn't going to inject him though, without his permission. It would be his choice. I wasn't looking to become another Anna.

Adam gave me the keys and let me drive the car back to the cottage, I did have my license, but Mom and Dad had felt that I was to young to drive alone. I guess after all this was over, they most likely wouldn't feel that way. It was nice though, since the change I hadn't really had the chance to drive much other then the other day when i picked up them up and brought them out to the cottage to break the news to them.

It was starting to look bad for Adam, he couldn't keep missing school, otherwise, he would end up getting into big trouble with his parents. I knew though that he was doing it because he was worried about me and wanted to make sure that I was safe. The truth though, he was in the most danger and if anything was to happen to him, I don't really know what I would do.

Adam and I arrived at the cottage about an hour later, Adam couldn't stay though,. He had to be at work, but he said he would call me on his break. So I gave him a kiss and watched as he drove away. It was around 3:P.M., so I knew that I wouldn't be alone for very long. Megan, Amy and Jessica were supposed to drop over after cheer leading practice was over to help me go over the files again. I headed inside and grabbed a coke from the fridge and headed into the living room and started working on the computer, hoping to find something interesting, but was kind of at a stand still. Most of the files had been looked at, now. What I was doing was goggling the names that were found on the computer, but not really having much success finding anything useful.

I needed to talk with Steve, he had to know more about who I was up against. I started looking up as much information about him, but there was nothing. It was like he didn't exist. I found his obituary and birth records. but really nothing else.

I decided that there really wasn't anything left for me to do with the laptop, so I shut it down, headed outside and took a seat on the porch seat when my cellphone started to ring..

"Sarah, this is Kelly, I was able to reach Steve, he is willing to meet you, he wants you to come alone."

"When and where Kelly?"

"Tomorrow at 2:P.M. at Burnaby Mountain Park."

"Tell him that I will be there, Kelly."

"Alright, I will tell him your coming, Sarah."

"Thanks Kelly, Bye."

I was kind of nervous about meeting Steve, everything that I heard about him told me that I was taking a risk. I could very well be walking into a trap. I knew one thing, I was not walking into this without being prepared. I needed to make a trip into town, if I was going to meet him, I wanted to make sure that I was at least armed. I didn't want to hurt anyone, so I would go with nonlethal which meant maybe a tazer and mace, if i needed it then at least I would be ready.

The next thing that I did was go inside and boot up the computer and looked up a place where I would be able to pick up what I would need. After Megan arrived, we would all take a road trip into town. It would also be a good excuse for us all to spend sometime together. It had been awhile since we had a night out together and after we were done, we would find somewhere to go and have some fun. Something told me after today, that my life was going to be getting a lot more complicated.

Megan arrive a little while later with Amy and Jessica. I told them about meeting with Steve. They agreed that it would be a good idea to be armed, but they were also worried that I could be walking into a trap and the fact that I had to meet him alone scared them. It scared me also, but there was nothing I could do about it. That was how he wanted it and if I wanted his help, then it had to be on his terms.

Megan arrive a little while later with Amy and Jessica, I told them about meeting with Steve and they all agreed that it would be a good idea to be armed,act that I had to meet him alone scared them. It scared me also but there was nothing I could do about it that was how he wanted it and if I wanted his help then it had to be on his terms.

After explaining everything to them the four of us climbed into Megan's car and we headed into town. I was eventually able to get everything that I wanted, and even managed to get a few other things. One of them was a bulletproof vest, it also had a plate inside that could stop a knife. I hoped that I would never need it, but having it was a good idea. I planned on wearing it when I met with Steve.

After we finished shopping the four of us went out to dinner, Anna paid for it, which was fine with me.

"So how are you feeling about meeting Steve," asked Amy.

I looked over at Amy, "Scared mostly, I am hoping the files were enough."

"I don't think it will be that bad, Sarah. Just look at the people who wrote that file, though they are not the most honest people." Jessica said.

"I think Jessica might be right, there is no proof any of what is in that file is true," Megan said with a frown.

"You all maybe right, but till I know for sure, I plan to be on my guard, he is a trained killer, after all."

Either way, tomorrow was going to be a busy day, I just hoped that everything went as planed but for tonight, we were going to have a good time together. Tomorrow would take care of itself.