Synopsis: After kidnapping Dr. Picard, Sarah learns that he didn’t play a part in her dilemma, but gains a valuable alley in the fight. Sarah later with the help of Adam and Megan are successful with the raid on Anna Vandervolt’s home.

Sarah awoke, feeling very content as she stared over at Adam, still fast asleep. She smiled to herself; she had made love for the first time in her life and felt this closeness towards Adam that she had never experienced before. It was the first time in her life that she was truly happy to be in a relationship and wasn’t expecting it to crash and burn, like so many others had in the past.

I climbed out of bed being careful not to wake up Adam and made my way to the bathroom, where I ran a hot bath and climbed inside. It felt nice as I just laid back and thought about this life I was falling into. I remember when it first happened about how scared I was; and when I met my parents, the frustration that I felt for their loss. I guess deep down that I was suffering from survivor’s guilt.

Over time, though, I grew to love them and was able to accept them as my parents. Then Adam came into my life. He was so attentive and loyal I think that even if Sarah’s memories hadn’t been triggered I still would have fallen for him. Then there was Megan. She was like a sister to me from the start and I knew immediately that I could trust her. I guess in many ways I was blessed.

After I finished my bath, I headed back to the bedroom and got dressed. It was nothing special, just a pair of jeans and a white top. I made my way to the kitchen next and started making breakfast for Adam and me–simple morning fare, just eggs and bacon, orange juice and toast. I put everything on the table and headed back to the bedroom. I walked over to the bed, leaned down and kissed Adam on the lips.

“Honey, it’s time to get up. Breakfast is ready.”

“Alright baby, I will be right down. Just give me a couple of minutes.”

I gave him another kiss, then headed downstairs and started eating my breakfast. It wasn’t long before Adam joined me at the table, took a look at his breakfast and smiled.

“You know Sarah, I could get used to this.”

I smiled back at him then said, “Next time it’s your turn.”

“I guess that is fair. How did you sleep, Sarah?”

“I slept like a baby. I am glad you stayed, Adam.”

“Are you alright with what happened last night Sarah?”

I smiled at him, “Honey, I wanted you just as much as you wanted me.”

After breakfast, the two of us went into the living room and I plugged in the laptop. I told Adam to check out the briefcase and waited to hear his response when he opened it.

“Holy Shit, Sarah, how much is in here?”

“I don’t know Adam, why don’t you count it and see.”

“God I have never seen so much money in my life Sarah.”

“I know what you mean Adam, whatever Anna was involved in it sure paid well.”

When the computer finished booting up, I found it password protected. That needed to be broken before I could see anything. I knew that this was going to take a while and started working on cracking the code.

“Sarah there is close to half a million in here,” Adam said, shaking his head in disbelief.

“Guess Megan and I are going on a shopping trip.”

“Don’t be asking me to carry everything back Sarah. That is a hell of a lot of clothes.”

“I could pick up something special for you Adam, something sexy to drive you wild.”

“Alright Sarah, maybe I can carry a few bags…but just a few.”

I needed to take care of one other matter that had been eating at me: I had to talk to my parents and let them know that I was doing all right. They only knew what Megan had told them and they deserved to know the truth. I turned to Amy, “Do you think that you can do me a favor? I need you to contact my parents for me; I want to set up a meeting with them, but if I was to call them myself I could put them in danger.”

“Sure Sarah. Just let me know when and where, and I will arrange it.”

“You need to be careful, there may be bugs in the house. I will write a letter for you to hand to them but make sure that it’s not read aloud.”

“Alright, Sarah. Write the letter and I will drop it off.”

“Thanks Amy! I miss them so much; it will be nice to be able to see them again.”

After the guys returned and everyone ate, we all got back to work. Amy was busy on her computer when she said, “Sarah, you need to see this.”

I walked over to her computer and took a look. It turned out that there was a rival organization that was also trying to make super soldiers. They called themselves “the Trust”, and it appeared that they were pretty close to completing their first soldier. I looked at the file closer and noticed the last entry; our own sleeper agent should be ready really soon. Mission objective: eliminate Dr. Jonathan Davison, and destroy all pertinent information concerning the super soldier program. Initiate self-destruct when mission is completed.

I looked at the file. I was the sleeper agent and they were sending me on a suicide mission. I just realized that whatever happened to them I was expendable. There was always someone new that they could get to take my place. All it took was the Nanites and the right programming. I knew at that moment exposing them wouldn’t be enough. The only real way to put an end to the program was to make it impossible to create another super soldier.

I knew that this was too big a mission for me to complete on my own, but there was one other person out there who could help. The problem would be to find him and convince him to help. I had to find Steve Granger. I knew from the records that he had a sister that lived in Vancouver. She might know of a way to reach him. It looked like I would be paying her a visit.

I looked over at Adam. “Feel like taking a ride, honey?”

“Where are we going, Sarah?”

“We are going to see Steve Granger’s sister.”

“Alright, Sarah. Let’s get going before it gets too late.”

It was a long drive over to the Island, then we had to wait around to catch the ferry over, but a few hours later we pulled into Kelly Granger’s driveway. Adam and I made our way to the door and I pressed the button. The doorbell rang and a few moments later a woman in her 40’s answered the door. I asked if she was Kelly Granger.

“Yes, I am Kelly. What is this about?”

“My name is Sarah Tanner. I was wondering if I could talk to you about your brother.”

“I haven’t seen Steve in a long time. Why are you here?”

“Kelly, can we come inside? I need to talk to you. Steve and I have a lot in common and I think that we could help one another.”

“Alright Sarah, come inside if it’s that important.”

“Kelly I need to get ahold of your brother. I know what they did to him and why he is in hiding. They did the same thing to me and I want to make sure that it is never done to anyone else. I can’t take them on alone but with his help we could expose the super soldier program and destroy the research.”

“Is there any way that you can reach him? If I can talk to him I can show him the proof. I have Anna Vandervolt’s laptop. That is how I found out about you, Kelly.”

“If I was to help you Sarah, how do I know you are telling me the truth?”

I shook my head and said that I hated having to prove myself. Still, I looked over at her and started concentrating on her. The next thing she knew her hand came up and slapped her in the face.

She looked over at me, “How did you do that?”

“It’s one of the abilities they gave me. Don’t ask me how it works; I just know that it does.”

Kelly looked over at me then asked,” What else can you do?”

“I have enhanced speed and strength. My memory has also been enhanced and there are other changes, but I am still learning to control them.”

“Steve is different. He can do none of those things but they are hunting him.”

“They can’t let him go, Kelly. Inside him are Nanites, granted there different from the ones that I have but they are still valuable to anyone looking to make their own soldiers. But if my plan works then they will leave Steve and me alone.”

“I can reach him, but it will take a few days Sarah. How can I reach you?”

I gave Kelly my phone number, and we said our goodbyes. I just hoped that she could talk her brother into meeting me. I guess that it was a waiting game for now.