Knight Rider: Knight's Ghost
(This story is rated M for Mature. Knight Rider is ©1982-1986;2008-2009 NBC Universal. Trinity Jean Knight is my character, but her powers are ©2001-2011 CW Network & DC Entertainment. Hannah Melvin and Andrea Baros Swanson are used by permission. Smallville characters are ©2001-2011 CW Network & DC Entertainment. All other characters are mine.)
Chapter 1: The Past
September 25th, 1981. An alleyway in LA, California and a blue electricity formed and a Ford Mustang appeared. But this vehicle was from the future. The young man who was driving the vehicle climbed out and stared at the trash flowing out of the dumpster.
"KITT, any idea where we are?" The man asked. The AI was quiet for a moment then spoke.
"Where are we? We're in the past. Judging from the scans of nearby cars, these cars match those that were manufactured in the year 1981," KITT said. "Uh oh," Mike said. He then climbed into KITT. "Can You confirm?" What came up on the HUD was of the front page of The Los Angeles Times which showed Sandra Day O'Connor being sworn in as the 1st woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
"Is there anything to reference Knight Industries or The Foundation?" Michael asked. The vehicle then began to scan various news articles via the ARPANET which KITT had access to.
"There is a reference to a sale of a prototype that was finished by Knight Industries that will be shown to the Military. The vehicle in question is a modified 1982 Firebird Trans Am that was titled KARR, The Knight Automated Roving Robot that the military was interested in using in varying military locations around the world, most notably the Iran-Iraq war that will break out in a couple of days," KITT noted.
"Damn, we went back in time before the first KITT was built in 1982. Any reference to Michael Long?" Michael asked.
"There is a reference to a Detective Michael Arthur Long, the Police Precinct where he is located is not far from our location," KITT said. Michael climbed into KITT. "Can we use my code name that I used when I was a part of The KARR Project? Mike Tracer?" Mike asked. "It's doable, Michael, but I'd have to hack into the DLPC and create the identity of Michael Tracer again, after all you became Michael Knight," KITT said. "Do it," He suggested. Within a couple of minutes, a license printed out bearing the name Michael Trenton Tracer which was the name he had been given by Jennifer Knight, his mother.
"Now What?" Mike asked as he pulled his 2018 license out and opened a panel and put it in the concealed compartment. "You need to work to continue to function," KITT noted. "Fine but we need a way to communicate with the SSC back in 2018," Mike said as they began to drive. KITT brought up the dimensional scanner up on the HUD.
"KITT, what are you doing?" He asked. "Scanning for our native dimension and will attempt to create a communications link between the SSC and myself," KITT said. Mike smiled as the car then switched to Auto Cruise as Michael began to yawn.
"Sleep, Michael while I do my thing, as you would say. I'll also find you a job that will also enable us to find out about KARR, from this era," KITT said. Mike reclined the seat as KITT darkened the windows so LAPD wouldn't catch them. KITT quickly scanned a nearby Mustang and the car transformed it's outer appearance to match the black 1982 model Mustang….
To Be Continued…