I don't own anything apart from the idea for this fic. And i don't mind sharing it at all. I would love to see someone more talented then me take on this idea :)

It's been a week since Kyle and Amanda broke up. It was the most terrible time in Kyle's life and he was very grateful that his family and Jessi were there to support him. At first he thought that the sadness over his lost love would crush him and for a while it did. But then he finally decided to take Jessi's advice and focus all his sadness and anger towards a productive goal. Namely finding out more about the cause of all his problem- Latnok .

It wasn't easy but together with Jessi they dug deep. They started with Madcorp , Kern and Taylor and looked for any possible connection to anything that would point out more about Latnok.

So far they got a huge amount of information. But for the most it was useless. Madcorp was in contact with thousands of companies and tens of thousands of people and although some of them seem more suitable then others for a secret society of brilliant scientists and visionaries they had no way to confirm it.

They ran in the same problem with Kern. The man was a renowned scientist with extensive contacts and a career that spanned decades. Even when they crosschecked the results with Madacorp they got close to a hundred and fifty possible people.

As for Brian Taylor .The man was a ghost. He really knew how to cover up his tracks and the little information they found out about his clients was nearly useless

It was frustrating. Even with their combined efforts they couldn't crack the mystery of Latnok. And neither Foss nor Adam Baylin were returning his calls. He felt so powerless and…..

"Kyle" was startled to see Jessi. For a moment he had forgotten that she went out a few minutes ago to fix Josh's computer "Are you ok? You exhibit signs of stress and depression. Again"

"I am just frustrated Jessi. I thought that by now we would have something. Anything. But we are just hitting dead ends. I just want to…." he was rather surprised as Jessi grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the door" Jessi what are you doing?"

"Taking you out . You need a break" she said with a clear and confident voice.

Kyle cringed. Usually he could sway Jessi to his point of view but when she got stubborn it was nearly impossible to go against her. And knowing her she wouldn't rest until she found a way to get him out. So he decided to let her do it. When thought about it maybe he really could use a break. The work was getting nowhere and when he wasn't working he couldn't help but strain to hear Amanda's heartbeat which was a torture.

And so borrowing Josh car they went out. Now that The Rack was off limits Kyle drove to the only other place that made him feel comfortable. JP's diner . He was halfway there before he realized something

"You don't mind if we go to the diner do you Jessi? Kyle asked. He couldn't believe that he didn't ask Jessi before heading there.

"Sure. Why would I mind?" asked a curious Jessi

"Well you died there. That must bring unpleasant memories" it certainly did for him. The sight of her lifeless body on the ground still visited him in his nightmares.

"I also have good memories from there so don't worry" she said smiling. Something she did more and more often since moving in with the Tragers. It was good to see her happy

Soon enough they reached the diner. Kyle smiled as the old man enthusiastically greeted them and brought them a chocolate shake and a cherry cola.

"I knew you two love birds would come back. Now just enjoy your drinks and stay as long you want to" said the man with a kind smile

But after hearing these words Kyle was suddenly preoccupied with another thought. With all the chaos he never really got to bring up the kiss he had with Jessi. It was a disturbing memory. It had started out normally enough but when they kissed the second time it became something more. He felt strange. And guilty . He shouldn't have had such an intense feelings from a kiss with someone else then Amanda .

"Kyle" Jessi who was calmly slurping her cola once again interrupted his troubled thoughts" please stop thinking about Latnok or Amanda"

"I wasn't" said Kyle but now he was trying to. A sinister secret society was less troublesome then to think about how or even if he should talk with Jessi about the kiss" I am just having some trouble relaxing"

"Do you want me to help?

"No"said Kyle quickly. He really didn't want Jessi in his head right now. It would be too awkward " It's ok I just…." Ane the he saw it. Right out there in plain view. Why didn't he think of this before?

"Kyle? You are zoning out again" Jessi said with a sigh. Helping out Kyle was not an easy task

"Cell phone towers" said Kyle excitedly " We couldn't trace the numbers on Taylor's phone but if we access the records we could find which towers his cell phone used. We could pinpoint the locations where made the phone calls to a few hundred square meters"

"And if we run a facial recognition program through all the cameras in the sector we could pinpoint the exact location" Jessi said adding the final piece of the puzzle" This would be great. Nice one Kyle. I'll get Josh's laptop from the car"

"You brought it with us?" said Kyle. He was used to Jessi doing rather strange things but he didn't really see why she would bring a laptop

"Oh yeah . I thought that if you kept zoning out I could work on it. You know to pass the time" said Jessi honestly as always and quickly went to retrieve it

And Kyle was left alone with his thoughts. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to come here. Everything here especially the carving on the table got him to think again about the kiss with Jessi. And he had no idea what to do about this

Thankfully Jessi came back soon enough and they got to work. It took quite a while but it felt good. Here seemed to just easier. Especially with kind old man bringing them drinks and pie. And then three hours later they finally got the breakthrough they were hoping for

"Yes! Got him! "said a triumphant Jessi who was currently reviewing the collected data "Look here at warehouse district. Seventeen calls from this address. Every Friday at precisely two p.m"

"It's an almost abandoned place. Do you think there is a Latnok installation there??

"Only way to find "said Jessi with her mischievous smile" So are we going?"

Kyle wasn't sure what to do. He didn't want to risk Jessi anymore. It was bad enough that she nearly drowned because of him. This was his fight and he didn't want to get her involved. But she would never listen. He reasoned that maybe it would be safe if they only observed the building

"Yes let's go"

"Prepare the car. I'll met you in five minutes" said Jessi and then ran off somewhere. Puzzled Kyle headed for the car. Jessi always managed to be unpredictable. He wondered what she was up to

And exactly five minutes later he saw her again and froze in fear. Just like in the nightmares from that evening Jessi once again had blood streaming from her nose. Evidence that once again she went too far with her powers

"Jessi what have you done?" he asked almost in panic. He quickly reached out to touch her and use their connection to check how she was but she simply laughed and lightly swatted his hand aside

'Relax Kyle. I know my limits. I just thought that since the old man was so kind to us I could help him a bit with his illness"

"You healed him?" asked a surprised Kyle. Healing such a mental condition must have been incredibly complicated. He was always astounded how much power and skill Jessi had" Jessi we should have done this together. You could have been hurt"

"If we are going against Latnok it's better if at least one of us fully charged" said Jessi with a pleased smile. She was feeling really good about helping that nice old man and now she was really excited about confronting Latnok "Now get in the car. The warehouse is two hours away from her. We should hurry up"

"Jessi" Kyle said once they finally got on the road "please don't do such major things alone again.

"You should stop worrying Kyle. I can handle myself "said Jessi but seeing Kyle's puppy dog look she gave in "Ok I promise next time I'll call you ok?" I think I'll take a little nap. Can you please wake me up when we get there?"

'Of course"

The next two hours were the most peaceful time Kyle had in a while. It felt really good just to be on the road with Jessi. And he felt fascinated by watching her sleep. She looked so peaceful. Like for once the burdens of her past and the world were lifted. Another thing he never noticed before was how vulnerable and delicate she looked when she wasn't putting up her tough front.

But this idyllic ride soon came to it's end. They had finally arrived.. He gently shook her awake

"Jessi. We are here. Are you feeling better?" he asked slightly concerned. He knew what a toll their powers could take on the body

"Yeah don't worry about it. I feel rally refreshed" she said with a confidant smile" Now let's go .The warehouse is two hundred meters in this direction"

Soon they reached the warehouse and Kyle was rather surprised at how little security there was. Just one guard and two well hidden cameras . This felt strange. Was this location insignificant? Or did Taylor want to keep a low profile?

"Well this looks easy" said a rather disappointed Jessi. She was looking for a bigger challenge

'Prehaps there are more people on the inside" said a worried Kyle. He was rather happy without possibly dangerous challenges. "Let's try to hear what's going on on the inside"

He took Jessi's hands and they both opened their connection. Both concentrated on enhancing their sense of hearing. It became more and more intense. Soon they were could clearly heart the guards heartbeat. They pushed harder and heard the machines inside. They pushed even harder to the point where their other senses became duller and now they could hear each individual sounds from the machines. But no other heartbeats. Incredibly all of this guarded by just one man . While still reeling from the surprise of finding no one inside Kyle lived through his second surprise as Jessi diverted a portion of their power to short circuit the cameras. He quickly broke off the connection

"Jessi what are you doing?"

"Making It easier to break in? I thought that this was the plan?"said a perplexed Jessi. Sometimes she didn't understand Kyle's reactions

"I am not sure. I think it might be safer if we just….

"Kyle" interrupted an annoyed Jessi. She appreciated a little attention but the whole overprotective thing was annoying. She was not Amanda she could take care of herself' It's just one guard. We will never get such an opportunity again. You know I am right"

Kyle reluctantly nodded. He didn't like it but Jessi was right. It's wasn't likely that they would get another chance at this

"I guess you are right. Then we need a plan I suggest we make a diversion by using the car then we can split and …

"Or" interrupted him Jessi with bemused expression as she bent down and picked a piece of brick from the trash and proceeded to throw it with formidable accuracy at the guard taking him down instantly" we can do that….relax Kyle I didn't kill him. I know where to hit to just make him unconscious. Now shall we go?"

This time it was Kyle who sighed. He had to admit that Jessi's ways were much quicker and very effective but they still seemed wrong to him

When they got inside they found out why the whole complex was guarded by just one man. As soon as they entered the front door they were confronted by a second heavily enforced steel door with an R.P.X 16 encryption. Even with all their knowledge and power it would them days to break through this

"We will never get through this in time" sighed Kyle. He was hoping to finally find something that could help but once again they reached a dead end. Jessi didn't seem to be willing to give up but he knew this system and knew that it was futile pursuit" ….Jessi inputting random combination will never….work?" Kyle was stunned as the door made a slight beeping noise.. and opened" How did you know the combination?"

"I tried inputting Brian's computer password in reverse" she said in the satisfied tone. Eavesdropping could very useful

The laboratory inside looked quite impressive. It was small but seemed to have state of the art technology. And strangely a lot of paper folders neatly stacked everywhere. They began to systematically check the whole lab. It looked like the digital version of the information was in an outside location and the computers were strictly for monitoring whatever this lab was supposed to do. All the information needed for reference was in the paper folders. It seemed strange but Kyle guessed that it was one way to ensure that no electrical glitch could interfere with the data. And it would make any attempts of copying the information unnoticed quite hard. Still it seemed quite strange

They soon split up with Jessi checking the information in the folders while Kyle began inspecting the equipment. Somehow it seemed familiar. Seven minutes later he had managed to trace the power lines to what seemed to be an inconspicuous looking large cylinder. It looked like the whole lab and all the equipment was designed to support it. It once again seemed familiar. Almost unconsciously he began pushing the buttons near it. It seemed like the thing to do

"Kyle! No!" he heard Jessi's warning too late. He had already pushed the last button. The cylinder started to shake slightly with steam coming from it's sides and then it opened to reveal something he didn't expect.

Kyle took a step back in surprise. This was indeed a stange and a cause for concern but something he would expect from Latnok .What seemed stranger was how pale Jessi had suddenly become. She looked utterly and completely panicked combined with a strange mixture of anger and concern. She wordlessly handed him a paper folder and then he understood Jessi's feelings completely. He also suddenly felt on the verge of panic and even with his usual peaceful nature he couldn't help but think of a few choice words for Brian Taylor for daring to do such a thing.

And then their panic was joined by fascination as they watched their newly hatched baby daughter burp happily