Rebirth Part 9
By, Cain129

Synopsis: For the last two months, Sarah has been in hiding but the time has come to fight back. The lines have been drawn and a plan has been set in motion.

Chapter 21

I never thought that I would ever be running for my life. It has been a couple of Months now since my escape. I had to leave everything that mattered to me behind. At the moment I am in Calgary, I had arrived here a couple days after talking to Megan. I hate it here; it’s a lonely place, especially when you don’t really know anyone. I miss mom and dad, I miss Megan but most of all I miss Adam, so many times I had wanted to pick up that phone but knew if I did they would be watching him and would use him to draw me in.

It’s not easy; being a teenager, it was hard to find a decent job that would actually pay minimum wage but I was now working in a restaurant as a waitress and with the money that Megan gave me I had enough to cover rent for a couple weeks and my job at least gave me a free meal twice a day. So for the most part I was doing alright, my only real problem was, and I was homesick and knew the longer I stayed away the easier it would be later. Most of my free time was spent at the library, where I was researching Dr. Anna Vandervolt. There was quite a bit of information posted on the net about her. She was considering one of the leading scientists in Nano technology.

Unfortunately this was really getting me no where; I needed access to her files that is the only way that I can figure anything out. I was coming up with a plan but it would take sometime for me to workout all the details, I logged onto the new email account that I created, under the name Amanda Landry and left Megan a message.

“He girl, hope all is well, I am working now, keeping busy and staying out of trouble. I think that I will be coming for a visit soon, any news from Sarah?”

“Better run, need to get to work, Hope to hear from you soon, Take care and say hi to everyone for me.”

I then hit send and logged off the computer, whenever I talked to Megan now, It was pretty much in code, just incase someone was watching her internet activity. I had basically told her that I would be returning soon. I had an idea; I still had my ATM Card and knew that if I used it they would know where I was, but there was no reason that I couldn’t send them on a wild goose chase. When the time comes I would mail my ATM Card to Toronto Ontario along with pin number, all I needed to do was send it to the low rentals, someone there would most likely try using it and when they did, it would look like I was hiding in another city and while they are looking for me there I will be back in Vancouver. I just hoped that it would work the only way to know forsure was to give it a try.

Grabbing by purse, I headed out I wasn’t lying about needing to get to work. I guess that part of me liked being there, the people were always nice and most of the men that came in took a liking to the new girl and I did really well there especially in tips, for the most part I was living off the tips, in between pay checks. The only down side was there were a lot of perverts that would love to get there hands on a young girl like me but Matt, he is the manager there took good care of me and made sure that the guys didn’t get out of hand.

“Hi Matt, I said as I made my way behind the counter”

“You are early Amanda”

“Yeah I was at the library, and it’s a couple of blocks from here.”

“Well you have another 15 minutes, why don’t you grab something to eat before you start”

“Thanks Matt, I think that is a good idea.”

I made my way over too the fridge and grabbed a chicken Salad sandwich, and I diet coke from the cooler then took a seat at the counter across from Matt.

“How are you liking, Calgary Amanda.”

“I like it here Matt, but really haven’t had much time to do any exploring.”

“It’s a big city that is forsure, and with stampede coming up it will be a busy one too”

“You should check it out, Amanda there will be lots of different events going on.

“Most of the stuff, I am still to young to get into, but what I can get into I plan on going to”

“Have you heard anything from your parents?”

“Yeah mom wants me to come home, but dad is still hitting the bottle.”

”I wish things were different for you Amanda, but I can understand, I went though the same with my dad and just couldn’t wait to get out on my own.”

“Well I am doing alright thanks to you Matt; most of the jobs that t applied for didn’t want to pay me a full wage because of my age.”

“You are one of my better workers, so the job is yours as long as you need it Amanda.”

“Thanks, Matt I really appreciate it.”

I was busy for most of my shift which made the day go by pretty fast but by the time I finished my shift, I was pretty tired. I said goodbye to Matt and made my way home.   It would have been faster to catch the bus home but, I really need every cent that I had, and it was a half hours walk home. It was already starting to get dark when I left the restaurant and the area that I lived and worked in was not really the safest especially for a young girl alone. The only difference was I wasn’t a normal girl anymore.

This fact made me feel secure inside, I was capable of defending my self.   I was just a couple of blocks from home, when I heard a woman screaming from an alleyway.   The last thing that I needed was to draw attention to myself but I just couldn’t stand there and not try to help her. I made my way into the alley, it was pretty dark making it hard to really see anything but as I got closer, I could make up the shape on a man that was on top of the poor woman, there was no doubt of what he was doing.

I ran over and grabbed him by his shoulders and yelled get off of her you filthy pig and through in across the alley into the side of a garbage bin. When he recovered he turned around and started running towards me. I duck and somehow flipped him over my shoulder sending him down hard on his back and with a hard stump I drove my foot hard into the guys throat, the guy just laid there trying to get his breath unable to move. I turned to the woman that was lying on the ground, the top of her dress was ripped open and she looked pretty badly beating,   I was angry and walked over to the guy and grabbed him by the top of his shirt and with unseen strength tossed him into the metal garbage bin then pulled the top down. There was an old broom in the garbage I broke it and pushed it through the lock brackets on the bin locking it from the outside.

Going back over to the woman, I took off my coat and wrapped it around her and helped her to her feet. There was a Baptist Church about a block down the street. I walked her there then took her inside and explained what happened, he was soon on the phone calling the police, I used that moment to slip out the last thing I needed was to be talking to the police for any reason. I pretty much ran the rest of the way home. It was a lonely place; it’s funny how much things can change within a few months. There was a time that being alone wouldn’t have bothered me but things were different now. I missed my family and my friends and wasn’t about to just sit idle and loose them just because a group of people want to use me.

After taking a shower, I changed into my nightgown. It was just a cheap thing that I had bought at the Salvation Army; I had spent almost all of my money there after I had arrived once I had rented my room.   The first few nights were the hardest for me, I found myself crying all the time wanting to be with mom and dad, but knew if I had gone back home, they would have been placed in danger. There were a few times that I just wanted to give up but that was John talking. He ran from his problems, but Sarah was a fighter and I choose to follow her example and tried to hold on and stay positive.

Chapter 22

Since moving to Calgary my life had pretty much been a routine, I spent my morning at the mall mostly window shopping it was more just to pass the time, then I would go to the library and use there computers researching everything that I could on Nanites Technology. There was one benefit that the Nanites provided that really helped me, I was able to memorize just about anything I read, I guess in a sense my mind was like a computer now. There were other enhancements too like greater strength and the ability to defend myself. I think that I could likely do more but those abilities would only come forth when I needed them.

The rest of my day, I pretty much worked 6 days a week and having Sunday off. I could have only worked 5 days a week and that would have been fine with Matt, the hours that I was working was pretty much my own idea. I needed to keep busy otherwise I would have went insane and working helped keep my mind off things. I had met a few people while here but knew that I wouldn’t be staying, so I decided having attachments right now was not really a good Idea, but I did go out with them a few times mostly because I was lonely.

This was my life and it was time to go home and face up to everything and everyone. I found the perfect place in was a low rental in Toronto, in pretty much the worst area of Toronto, Ontario. I mailed my ATM card there in an envelope that only had the address; I would be depending on human greed to do the rest. I then went into work and broke the news to Matt that I would be going home but would work there another week if he needed me. He understood and told me if things didn’t workout that I could always come back.

A week later, I was on a greyhound headed to Vancouver, Canada.   I had a pay as you go cell phone now that was listed under the name Connie Stevens, and used it too access my bank records and found that there was money talking out of the account in Toronto. I knew then that my plan worked, they would be looking for me in the wrong place giving me the time to do some snooping around, I just needed to be careful and not draw attention to myself. Before I had left, I spent the money to get my hair done and the colored. I still looked like Sarah but I was now a strawberry blonde.

Everything was setup for my return; I had leaked the info to Megan through email that I wanted to meet her and Adam. I had told her to tell Adam, I would be waiting for the two of them in our mountain paradise, Adam would know the spot, we could all catch up there and I would let them know the rest of my plan then. The plan was for them to rent a room for the weekend, it would be expensive but Megan and Adam had enough money to cover the cost for the room. I was still worried about them being followed but it was a risk that had to be taking, if I was going to do this, then I would need help and there were only a few people that I knew that I could trust.

I arrived in Whistler the following day, I was dead tired and in need of a nice bath. I wouldn’t recommend bus travel to anyone, but at the moment I really didn’t have many options. Flying required Identification and had I used mine it would have sent up flags to the people chasing me, so that only left two methods of travel taking the bus or the train. I went with the cheapest option.

The bus finely pulled into Whistler Mountain and as it pulled up to the main entrance, I saw Adam and Megan waiting. It was good to see them, Adam looked really handsome and as soon as I stepped of the bus, I found myself in his arms again, I knew at that moment that I was truly home and when he kissed me, I was in heaven. After the two of us broke our embrace I turned to Megan, and gave her a big hug.

“You don’t know how happy I am to see the both of you, I said with a big smile”

“The feeling is mutual, Megan said.”

“That is forsure I was ready to follow you to Calgary, if you hadn’t come back on your own, Adam said, as he picked up my bags.”

“We better get going guys, I could really use a both and a bite to eat, I am never taking another bus again”

The three of us made our way back to our room, I pretty much left the two of them to talk while I jumped into the bath tub and soaked for awhile. It felt nice to finely have a nice bath and just laid back and relaxed. I was pretty content at the moment. I was home again, well not with my parents but I was finely with Adam and Megan. I heard a knock on the door, mind if I come in Megan asked?

“The door is open Megan”

She came inside and put the cover down on the toilet and sat down.

“It’s nice to see you Sarah, how have you been”

“Miserable for the most part, I have been home sick since the day I left”

“Everyone has been asking about you and what happened, that caused you to leave”

“It couldn’t have been easy for you either Megan, I pretty much left everything for you”

“It’s alright Sarah, I understand and it wasn’t your fault”

“So what is it like Sarah, Having those machines inside of you?”

To be honest for the most part, I feel normal, some things have changed though I am stronger now then I was before and a hell of a lot faster. Then there is my memory, I can remember everything I read or see.

“Sounds like a good deal to me Sarah”

“It is for the most part Megan but I am also a trained killer that can be switched on anytime and I really don’t want to hurt anyone”

“The government wants me back and will do anything to keep the truth about there super soldier program from getting out”

If they do succeed then they can take anyone, even you and turn you into a weapon. They chose me because I was brain dead, they though that they could just repair my body and program me to be the perfect weapon, but by some act of god it didn’t work. I have my own mind and I am my own person, and if anyone got a hold of what’s inside me then god knows what would happen, they can’t let me live Megan.

“So what are you going to do Sarah?”

“Give me a few minutes and I will come out and talk to the both of you together alright.”

“Alright Sarah, I will let you finish up here.”

“Thanks, Megan”

After I finished up in the bathroom I got dressed and joined Megan and Adam, I sat on the bed next to Megan and looked over at Adam and said it’s time that you knew the whole truth; you deserve to know everything. I just want you to know one thing Adam, I love you and you mean the world to me and if you are going to be part of my life then you need know.

I have already told Megan she has known the truth now for a few months, I wish that I could have told you before now but I was afraid that if you knew the truth that I would loose you, but with everything that has happened and what is to come I need to know if I can depend on you being there.

“Sarah you know there is nothing you could say that would change how I feel about you”

“You say that now, but wait till I am finished Adam”

“Alright Sarah”

First of all my I may look like the girl that you knew, but the real Sarah died the day of the accident and that was when I took ownership of her body. At the time I really didn’t understand what was going on. Before I woke up in Sarah’s body, I went by a different name. My name used to be John Stevens, I was in the hospital dieing of a brain tumor but somehow I woke up in this body. I didn’t really know anyone and couldn’t say anything because the doctors would have thought that I was crazy.

At that point the only memories that I had were my own, When I met Sarah’s parents they meant nothing to me, I didn’t know them at all then the funniest thing happened you came to see me and from the moment that I seen you, Sarah’s memories for you started coming forth, She loved you very much Adam and because, we shared the same memories and feelings I couldn’t help but love you also.

I never expected any of this to happen but as the days went on, Sarah’s memories merged with my own, and the more time that we spent together the more that I couldn’t help but love you, it didn’t matter anymore if the feeling I was having were mine or Sarah’s being with you meant everything to me and the day you asked me marry you was the happiest in my life.

“Adam looked at me and said who are you then?”

“I am the girl that loves you Adam.”

“I don’t really know what to say Sarah; I never expected anything like this”

“That makes two of us honey, but it’s up to you now. If you don’t want to see me Adam I will understand and I won’t hold it against you”

“I love you Sarah and don’t want to loose you either, lets leave the past in the past and just look towards the future.

Before I realized what was happening I had bounced onto his lap and giving him and hug and kiss. I knew that someday this man was going to be my husband. After Adam let me go I said there is more, I don’t want too gross out the both of you but you need to see this. I walked over to the kitchen area and grabbed a knife.

“Sarah what are you doing, put the knife down, Adam said in fear”

“It’s alright honey, just watch I said as I ran the knife across my hand, there was blood all over my hand, I then took a cloth and cleared the blood away and said watch”

Adam and Megan just watched in amazement as the cut slowly closed itself, I then ran my hand under the tap and clean what was left of the blood from my hand. Then I took a seat next to Adam. You remember how they said my survival was a miracle, well it was in a sense but the miracle came from the use of microscopic robots called Nanites, they repaired my body for the inside but they also were programmed to make me a weapon. They called me a sleeper agent, all they have to do is send a code to me and I am a programmed killer.

Something went wrong though, The Nanites refused to take there orders, and when that happened they were going too wipe my memory and start over. I was able to escape and have been running ever since. I am tired of running and I have come back to end this, but if I am going to do this I am going to need help.

“Whatever you need Sarah, I am here Adam said with a smile”

“Count me in Sarah, whatever you need I am your girl, Megan said with a smile.”

At the moment I have everything I need, so let’s just enjoy the weekend and we can take care of everything else later, we have plenty of time.

End of Part Nine

To be continued in Part Ten