Disclaimer: I do not own or make money off of Knight Rider.

Summary: This story continues on from my other 2 stories in the Knights Dragon Series, so you may want to read those first if you haven't. This story starts in the future and then ends up in the knight Rider present (about 1986). Due to enemies bent on the destruction of Knight Industries and their AIs, a soul survivor is sent back in time.

Authors Note: Burakku's Shadow, please contact me.

Knight's Dragon III
K.I.A.

Year 2102.

Justin Knight glanced up from the advanced track as a door opening and closing indicated he had company. Turning toward the newcomer he smiled and extended his hand to shake the others offered hand. The older man smiled kindly and moved to look out the window at the blue car that raced around the track below.

"She's the last you know. Its official as of this morning. And they have ordered her to be dismantled as well." Wayne Kieger glanced over at the younger man next to him.

"I know. I can't believe New Horizons actually pulled it off. They set out to discredit Knight Industries and wipe our AIs off the map." Justin sighed and watched as the blue car below increased her speed until she was nothing but a blur on the track.

"We've done everything to fight the takeover that we can. And the accident with Kia killing her last technician really didn't help." Mr. Kiegers shoulders slumped.

Justin straightened with a look of defiance. "You know as well as I do that was not Kias fault. It was human error."

"Nonetheless m'boy, It has enhanced the belief New Horizons is spreading that the Knight AIs are untrustworthy."

Justin sighed once again and slumped down into a chair nearby. "What am I going to do? I can't just let them win. I wont see Kia taken apart either."

Wayne smiled slightly and sat down with his younger friend and began to outline a plan his engineers had come up with. Justin was against it at first but quickly began to see the reality of having to do it. He agreed to the plan and gave the approval to make the adjustments to the track outside. The adjustments would have to be done quickly as Kia was set for destruction first thing in the morning. The adjustments included a archway built over the track incorporating new technology that would send whatever achieved the speed needed into the past at a set date in time. It was untested. But it would be tested today. Wayne left and began the procedure.

Justin left the office and went down to the track. Kia joined him almost as soon as he arrived. He stood back and took in the cars appearance. She was made as a replica of the original AI. So she had the same classic lines. Then there was the fact that the AI had chosen a female voice, a first to be sure. There had been many before her, all gone now, but they had all chosen male voices. Following the fact that the AI had chosen to be female they painted the cars body to suit. It was a deep dark metallic blue that when the sunshine shone on her sparkled with purple hues. On her long slender hood rested the Knight Industries Logo. Originally it had been a chess rook. Now However it was an outline of a dragons head. Hers was done in purple and barely visible.

"What will I be learning today?" The soft childlike voice startled justin out of his reverie.

He smiled sadly and patted the cars hood."You'll be learning a valuable lesson, Kia. Never trust a book by its cover."

"But I don't see how that applies to me." There was a hint of childish confusion in the AIs voice. Kia was indeed young. She had only been online for 6 months.

"You will. All I can say is this. By the end of the day your life will have changed a great deal. Trust no one. Well you can trust one. His name will be Kitt." Standing next to the young car, Justin glanced up as he heard the construction starting a little ways down the track.

"Is Kitt related to my ancestor?"

"You could say that, now head over the garage for a check up."

The car left and Justin went back to the house to decide just what time period would be best. Two hours later he was startled out of his searching when the door opened. Wayne stood there with a concerned look on his face.

"We have a problem. Someone tipped off the authorities on what we're attempting. They're on their way here. If we are going to do this it has to be now."

Justin jumped up and with his friend on his heels made a beeline for the garage. "Is it ready?"

"I think so. They're going over it again to make sure its not damaged. Have you chosen a time period?" The older man was huffing slightly as he tried to keep up with the younger one.

"Yeah, its during a time that not much seemed to happen. Most of their enemies had backed off and it was kind of peaceful." Justin slid to a hault near the blue car.

"Is everything OK, Justin?" The car had picked up her drivers hasty approach and was concerned.

"Everything is fine, Kia. But I need you do a test now." Wayne leaned forward and whispered something into his ear. "I need you to do a speed test around the track. As Fast as you can go. For the test to be successful you must be going at least 350mph as you pass under that arch. Can you do that for me?"

"Certainly. I will give it my best." The car started towards the track only to stop as her driver placed his hand on her hood.

"Goodbye, My Friend." Justin then backed off and waved the confused car towards the course. He watched as the blue car hit the track at a fast speed and continued to accelerate. A noise pulled his attention from the track. Cars from New Horizons and the police vehicles were pulling up the drive.

Kia was confused. This was not a normal test. Why would they want her to be going a speed she had not yet mastered? And then there was that goodbye. Why was her driver saying goodbye? She didn't have a chance to think about it any further. The archway was coming up fast and she still wasn't at speed. Urging the car on faster, a movement to the side caught her attention and she scanned the area. Officers were arresting Justin! And vehicles where entering the track after her. She slowed for a second until she heard a technicians voice over the comm system.

"Kia, Don't stop no matter what. You have to be doing 350mph at the arch, Don't St-" The voice cut off and she was left alone again.

Reacting to the panic in the technicians voice, she sped up. She was nearly at the required speed and closing in on the archway fast when two New Horizons vehicles pulled directly into her path. She didn't slow down. 300...325...350!

Justin smiled as he watched the blue car turbo boosted over the blockade and disappeared through the arch with a flash of bright white light. The light didn't die though and an explosion rocked the buildings around him as the only way into the past was destroyed. Glancing back at the New Horizons owner, his smile died as the man pulled a gun and fired. Pain blanketed him and screams were heard. A very calm voice was also heard, ordering the arrest of the shooter, and requesting an ambulance. Justin sank into a blackness that comforted him, secure in the knowledge that Kia would not be destroyed.